Sanskrit quote nr. 8477 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

कथमर्थं निषेधन्तु श्रुतयः स्मृतयोऽपि वा ।
यासामेकं पदमपि न चलत्यर्थतो विना ॥

kathamarthaṃ niṣedhantu śrutayaḥ smṛtayo'pi vā |
yāsāmekaṃ padamapi na calatyarthato vinā ||

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.

Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 22 categories.
Shruti (sruti, śruti, श्रुति): defined in 20 categories.
Smriti (smrti, smṛti, स्मृति): defined in 20 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Yasa (yāsā, यासा): defined in 13 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Arthatah (arthataḥ, अर्थतः): defined in 2 categories.
Vina (vinā, विना): defined in 21 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Tamil, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Gitashastra (science of music), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)

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: “kathamarthaṃ niṣedhantu śrutayaḥ smṛtayo'pi
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse niṣedhantu*śr
  • śrutayaḥ -
  • śruti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • smṛtayo' -
  • smṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “yāsāmekaṃ padamapi na calatyarthato vinā
  • yāsām -
  • yāsā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ekam -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • padam -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • calatya -
  • cal (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • arthato* -
  • arthataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • vinā -
  • vinā (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

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 8477 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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