Sanskrit quote nr. 818 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अदर्शनादापतितः पुनश्चादर्शनं गतः ।
न त्वासौ वेद न त्वं तं कः सन् कमनुशोचसि ॥adarśanādāpatitaḥ punaścādarśanaṃ gataḥ |
na tvāsau veda na tvaṃ taṃ kaḥ san kamanuśocasi ||
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.
Adarshana (adarsana, adarśana, अदर्शन): defined in 8 categories.
Apatita (āpatita, आपतित): defined in 3 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gata (गत): defined in 10 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Tva (त्व, tvā, त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Veda (वेद): defined in 21 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “adarśanādāpatitaḥ punaścādarśanaṃ gataḥ”
- adarśanād -
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adarśana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]adarśana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- āpatitaḥ -
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āpatita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- punaś -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- adarśanam -
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adarśana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adarśana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adarśanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gataḥ -
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gat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]gata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “na tvāsau veda na tvaṃ taṃ kaḥ san kamanuśocasi”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvā -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]tva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- āsau -
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āsa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- veda -
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veda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√vid (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- san -
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sat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- kam -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- anu -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]anu (Preverb)[Preverb]
- śocasi -
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√śuc (verb class 1)[present active second 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 818 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.