Sanskrit quote nr. 7979 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एते बहुविधाः शोका विलापरुदिते तथा ।
वर्जनीया हि धीरेण सर्वावस्थासु धीमता ॥ete bahuvidhāḥ śokā vilāparudite tathā |
varjanīyā hi dhīreṇa sarvāvasthāsu dhīmatā ||
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.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Eti (एति): defined in 4 categories.
Bahuvidha (बहुविध, bahuvidhā, बहुविधा): defined in 5 categories.
Shoka (soka, śoka, शोक, śokā, शोका): defined in 15 categories.
Vilapa (vilāpa, विलाप): defined in 9 categories.
Rudita (रुदित, ruditā, रुदिता): defined in 6 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Varjaniya (varjanīya, वर्जनीय, varjanīyā, वर्जनीया): defined in 4 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Dhira (dhīra, धीर): defined in 16 categories.
Sarvavastha (sarvāvasthā, सर्वावस्था): defined in 1 categories.
Dhimat (dhīmat, धीमत्): defined in 6 categories.
Dhimata (dhīmatā, धीमता): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy)
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: “ete bahuvidhāḥ śokā vilāparudite tathā”
- ete -
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eta (noun, masculine)[locative single]eta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- bahuvidhāḥ -
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bahuvidha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bahuvidhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śokā* -
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śoka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śokā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vilāpa -
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vilāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- rudite -
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rudita (noun, masculine)[locative single]rudita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ruditā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√rud -> rudita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √rud class 2 verb]√rud -> rudita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √rud class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √rud class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √rud class 2 verb], [locative single from √rud class 2 verb]√rud -> ruditā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √rud class 2 verb], [vocative single from √rud class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √rud class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √rud class 2 verb]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “varjanīyā hi dhīreṇa sarvāvasthāsu dhīmatā”
- varjanīyā* -
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varjanīya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]varjanīyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- dhīreṇa -
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dhīra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]dhīra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- sarvāvasthāsu -
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sarvāvasthā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- dhīmatā -
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dhīmat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]dhīmat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]dhīmatā (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 7979 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.