Sanskrit quote nr. 8524 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

कदापि नाश्रयेत् प्राज्ञोऽकरुणं मिष्टभाषिणम् ।
प्रच्छन्नमसहिष्णुं वा गुडमिश्रं विषं यथा ॥

kadāpi nāśrayet prājño'karuṇaṃ miṣṭabhāṣiṇam |
pracchannamasahiṣṇuṃ vā guḍamiśraṃ viṣaṃ yathā ||

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.

Kada (kadā, कदा): defined in 9 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Na (nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Prajna (prājña, प्राज्ञ): defined in 10 categories.
Akaruna (akaruṇa, अकरुण): defined in 4 categories.
Mishta (mista, miṣṭa, मिष्ट): defined in 6 categories.
Pracchanna (प्रच्छन्न): defined in 7 categories.
Asahishnu (asahisnu, asahiṣṇu, असहिष्णु): defined in 3 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Gudamishra (gudamisra, guḍamiśra, गुडमिश्र): defined in 1 categories.
Vish (vis, viṣ, विष्): defined in 8 categories.
Visha (visa, viṣa, विष): defined in 19 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 5 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Nepali, Buddhism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)

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: “kadāpi nāśrayet prājño'karuṇaṃ miṣṭabhāṣiṇam
  • kadā -
  • kadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    kadā (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śrayet -
  • śri (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • prājño' -
  • prājña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • akaruṇam -
  • akaruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akaruṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akaruṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • miṣṭa -
  • miṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    miṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mich -> miṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √mich class 6 verb]
    mich -> miṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √mich class 6 verb]
    mis -> miṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √mis class 4 verb]
    mis -> miṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √mis class 4 verb]
    miś -> miṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √miś class 1 verb]
    miś -> miṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √miś class 1 verb]
  • bhāṣiṇam -
  • bhāṣin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “pracchannamasahiṣṇuṃ guḍamiśraṃ viṣaṃ yathā
  • pracchannam -
  • pracchanna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pracchanna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pracchannā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • asahiṣṇum -
  • asahiṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    asahiṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • guḍamiśram -
  • guḍamiśra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • viṣam -
  • viṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    viṣ (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    viṣ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

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 8524 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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