Sanskrit quote nr. 7895 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एताः कानपि मण्डयन्ति पुरुषान् नानाविधैर्भूषणैर् ।
एताः कानपि वञ्चयन्ति च जनान् मिथ्यावचोभिः पुनः ॥etāḥ kānapi maṇḍayanti puruṣān nānāvidhairbhūṣaṇair |
etāḥ kānapi vañcayanti ca janān mithyāvacobhiḥ punaḥ ||
Index
Presented above is a Sanskrit aphorism, also known as a subhāṣita, which is at the very least, a literary piece of art. This page provides critical research material such as an anlaysis on the poetic meter used, an English translation, a glossary explaining technical terms, and a list of resources including print editions and digital links.
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: Consider this as an approximate extraction of glossary words based on an experimental segmentation of the Sanskrit verse. Some could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Mandayanti (maṇḍayantī, मण्डयन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Mandayat (maṇḍayat, मण्डयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Mithya (mithyā, मिथ्या): defined in 8 categories.
Vacas (वचस्): defined in 2 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
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Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit verse. If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “etāḥ kānapi maṇḍayanti puruṣān nānāvidhairbhūṣaṇair”
- etāḥ -
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eta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- kān -
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ka (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- maṇḍayanti -
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maṇḍayantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√maṇḍ -> maṇḍayantī (participle, feminine)[adverb from √maṇḍ]√maṇḍ -> maṇḍayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √maṇḍ], [vocative plural from √maṇḍ], [accusative plural from √maṇḍ]√maṇḍ -> maṇḍayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √maṇḍ]√maṇḍ (verb class 0)[present active third plural]
- puruṣān -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Cannot analyse nānāvidhairbhūṣaṇair
- Line 2: “etāḥ kānapi vañcayanti ca janān mithyāvacobhiḥ punaḥ”
- etāḥ -
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eta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- kān -
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ka (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vañcayanti -
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√vañc -> vañcayantī (participle, feminine)[adverb from √vañc]√vañc -> vañcayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vañc], [vocative plural from √vañc], [accusative plural from √vañc]√vañc -> vañcayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vañc]√vañc (verb class 0)[present active third plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- janān -
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jana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]jana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- mithyā -
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mithyā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vacobhiḥ -
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vacas (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vacas (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
buy this bookThis quote is included within the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha (महासुभाषितसंग्रह, maha-subhashita-samgraha / subhasita-sangraha), which is a compendium of Sanskrit aphorisms (subhāṣita), collected from various sources. Subhāṣita is a genre of Sanskrit literature, exposing the vast and rich cultural heritage of ancient India.
It has serial number 7895 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)
Sanskrit is the oldest living language and bears testimony to the intellectual past of ancient India. Three major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) share this language, which is used for many of their holy books. Besides religious manuscripts, much of India’s ancient culture has been preserved in Sanskrit, covering topics such as Architecture, Music, Botany, Surgery, Ethics, Philosophy, Dance and much more.