Sanskrit quote nr. 7987 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एते वैयाकरणपशवः स्वीयमायुर्वृथैव ।
प्राज्ञंमन्याः श्रवणकटुभिः शब्दजालैः क्षिपन्ति ॥

ete vaiyākaraṇapaśavaḥ svīyamāyurvṛthaiva |
prājñaṃmanyāḥ śravaṇakaṭubhiḥ śabdajālaiḥ kṣipanti ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.
Vaiyakarana (vaiyākaraṇa, वैयाकरण): defined in 5 categories.
Pashu (pasu, paśu, पशु): defined in 19 categories.
Sviya (svīya, स्वीय): defined in 4 categories.
Ayu (āyu, आयु): defined in 9 categories.
Ayus (āyus, आयुस्): defined in 10 categories.
Vritha (vrtha, vṛthā, वृथा): defined in 12 categories.
Prajna (prājña, प्राज्ञ): defined in 11 categories.
Manya (मन्य, manyā, मन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Shravanaka (sravanaka, śravaṇaka, श्रवणक): defined in 1 categories.
Tu (ṭu, टु): defined in 6 categories.
Shabdaja (sabdaja, śabdaja, शब्दज, śabdajā, शब्दजा): defined in 2 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Kshipat (ksipat, kṣipat, क्षिपत्): defined in 3 categories.
Kshipanti (ksipanti, kṣipantī, क्षिपन्ती): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Buddhism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kavya (poetry)

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 vaiyākaraṇapaśavaḥ svīyamāyurvṛthaiva
  • ete -
  • 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]
  • vaiyākaraṇa -
  • vaiyākaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaiyākaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paśavaḥ -
  • paśu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • svīyam -
  • svīya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svīya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svīyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āyur -
  • āyus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    āyus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    āyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vṛthai -
  • vṛthā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • Line 2: “prājñaṃmanyāḥ śravaṇakaṭubhiḥ śabdajālaiḥ kṣipanti
  • prājñaṃ -
  • prājña (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prājña (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prājñā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • manyāḥ -
  • manya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    manyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śravaṇaka -
  • śravaṇaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṭubhiḥ -
  • ṭu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śabdajā -
  • śabdaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śabdaja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śabdajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • alaiḥ -
  • ala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kṣipanti -
  • kṣip -> kṣipat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṣip class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣip class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣip class 6 verb]
    kṣip -> kṣipantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √kṣip class 6 verb]
    kṣip (verb class 6)
    [present active third plural]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 7987 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.

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