Sanskrit quote nr. 8395 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कण्ठस्था या भवेद् विद्या सा प्रकाश्या सदा बुधैः ।
या गुरौ पुस्तके विद्या तया मूढः प्रतार्यते ॥kaṇṭhasthā yā bhaved vidyā sā prakāśyā sadā budhaiḥ |
yā gurau pustake vidyā tayā mūḍhaḥ pratāryate ||
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.
Kanthastha (kaṇṭhastha, कण्ठस्थ, kaṇṭhasthā, कण्ठस्था): defined in 7 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Vidya (vidyā, विद्या): defined in 21 categories.
Prakashya (prakasya, prakāśyā, प्रकाश्या): defined in 6 categories.
Budha (बुध): defined in 15 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Pustaka (पुस्तक): defined in 10 categories.
Taya (तय): defined in 7 categories.
Mudha (mūḍha, मूढ): defined in 15 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Nepali, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Buddhism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Yoga (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: “kaṇṭhasthā yā bhaved vidyā sā prakāśyā sadā budhaiḥ”
- kaṇṭhasthā* -
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kaṇṭhastha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kaṇṭhasthā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yā* -
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yā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhaved -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- vidyā -
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vidyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prakāśyā -
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prakāśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sadā* -
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sada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- budhaiḥ -
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budha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]budha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “yā gurau pustake vidyā tayā mūḍhaḥ pratāryate”
- yā* -
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yā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- gurau -
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guru (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- pustake -
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pustaka (noun, masculine)[locative single]pustaka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- vidyā -
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vidyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tayā* -
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taya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- mūḍhaḥ -
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mūḍha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √muh class 4 verb]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- tāryate -
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√tṝ (verb class 0)[present passive third 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 8395 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.