Sanskrit quote nr. 8181 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एह्यागच्छ समाविशासनमिदं कस्माच् चिराद् दृश्यसे ।
का वार्त्तेति सुदुर्बलोऽसि कुशलं प्रीतोऽस्मि ते दर्शनात् ॥ehyāgaccha samāviśāsanamidaṃ kasmāc cirād dṛśyase |
kā vārtteti sudurbalo'si kuśalaṃ prīto'smi te darśanāt ||
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.
Agaccha (अगच्छ): defined in 2 categories.
Sama (samā, समा): defined in 28 categories.
Visha (visa, viśa, विश, viśā, विशा): defined in 19 categories.
Vish (vis, viś, विश्): defined in 8 categories.
Asana (असन): defined in 23 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kasmat (kasmāt, कस्मात्): defined in 1 categories.
Ka (क, kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Cirat (cirāt, चिरात्): defined in 2 categories.
Cira (चिर): defined in 16 categories.
Cirad (cirād, चिराद्): defined in 1 categories.
Vartta (vārtta, वार्त्त, vārttā, वार्त्ता): defined in 7 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Sudurbala (सुदुर्बल): defined in 1 categories.
Asi (asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Kushalam (kusalam, kuśalam, कुशलम्): defined in 1 categories.
Kushala (kusala, kuśala, कुशल): defined in 20 categories.
Prita (prīta, प्रीत): defined in 7 categories.
Pritu (prītu, प्रीतु): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Darshana (darsana, darśana, दर्शन): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Prakrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Buddhism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha)
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: “ehyāgaccha samāviśāsanamidaṃ kasmāc cirād dṛśyase”
- ehyā -
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- agaccha -
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agaccha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]agaccha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- samā -
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samā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]samā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- viśā -
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viśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]viśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]viś (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]√viś (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- asanam -
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asana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√san (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kasmāc -
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kasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[ablative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[ablative single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[ablative single]
- cirād -
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cirāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]cira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]cirād (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- dṛśyase -
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√dṛś (verb class 1)[present passive second single]
- Line 2: “kā vārtteti sudurbalo'si kuśalaṃ prīto'smi te darśanāt”
- kā* -
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kās (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- vārtte -
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vārtta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]vārtta (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vārttā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- sudurbalo' -
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sudurbala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- kuśalam -
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kuśalam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kuśala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kuśala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kuśalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prīto' -
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prīta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]prītu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√pre -> prīta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pre class 2 verb]√prī -> prīta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √prī class 4 verb], [nominative single from √prī class 9 verb]
- asmi -
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√as (verb class 2)[present active first single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- darśanāt -
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darśana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]darśana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative 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 8181 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.