Sanskrit quote nr. 8330 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कच्चित् सहस्रान् मूर्खाणाम् एकमिच्छसि पण्डितम् ।
पण्डितो ह्यर्थकृच्छ्रेषु कुर्यान् निःश्रेयसं महत् ॥kaccit sahasrān mūrkhāṇām ekamicchasi paṇḍitam |
paṇḍito hyarthakṛcchreṣu kuryān niḥśreyasaṃ mahat ||
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.
Sahasra (सहस्र): defined in 10 categories.
Murkha (mūrkha, मूर्ख, mūrkhā, मूर्खा): defined in 10 categories.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Pandita (paṇḍita, पण्डित): defined in 16 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Arthakricchra (arthakrcchra, arthakṛcchra, अर्थकृच्छ्र): defined in 1 categories.
Nihshreyasa (nihsreyasa, niḥśreyasa, निःश्रेयस): defined in 4 categories.
Mahat (महत्): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Nepali, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Shaiva philosophy, Prakrit, Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “kaccit sahasrān mūrkhāṇām ekamicchasi paṇḍitam”
- Cannot analyse kaccit*sa
- sahasrān -
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sahasra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]sahasra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- mūrkhāṇām -
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mūrkha (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]mūrkha (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]mūrkhā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- ekam -
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eka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]eka (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- icchasi -
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√iṣ (verb class 6)[present active second single]
- paṇḍitam -
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paṇḍita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]paṇḍita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]paṇḍitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
- Line 2: “paṇḍito hyarthakṛcchreṣu kuryān niḥśreyasaṃ mahat”
- paṇḍito* -
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paṇḍita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- arthakṛcchreṣu -
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arthakṛcchra (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- kuryān -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative active third single]
- niḥśreyasam -
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niḥśreyasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]niḥśreyasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mahat -
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mahat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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 8330 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.