Sanskrit quote nr. 8929 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्मण्यकोविदाः स्तब्धा मूर्खाः पण्डितमानिनः ।
वदन्ति चाटुकान् मूढा यया माध्व्या गिरोत्सुकाः ॥karmaṇyakovidāḥ stabdhā mūrkhāḥ paṇḍitamāninaḥ |
vadanti cāṭukān mūḍhā yayā mādhvyā girotsukāḥ ||
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.
Karmani (karmaṇi, कर्मणि): defined in 5 categories.
Karmanya (karmaṇya, कर्मण्य): defined in 3 categories.
Akovida (अकोविद, akovidā, अकोविदा): defined in 2 categories.
Stabdha (स्तब्ध, stabdhā, स्तब्धा): defined in 10 categories.
Murkha (mūrkha, मूर्ख, mūrkhā, मूर्खा): defined in 10 categories.
Panditamanin (paṇḍitamānin, पण्डितमानिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Vadat (वदत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vadanti (vadantī, वदन्ती): defined in 3 categories.
Catuka (cāṭuka, चाटुक): defined in 3 categories.
Mudha (mūḍha, मूढ, mūḍhā, मूढा): defined in 15 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Madhvi (mādhvī, माध्वी): defined in 8 categories.
Gir (गिर्): defined in 5 categories.
Gira (गिर, girā, गिरा): defined in 10 categories.
Utsuka (उत्सुक, utsukā, उत्सुका): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hindi, Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Prakrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Dharmashastra (religious law), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “karmaṇyakovidāḥ stabdhā mūrkhāḥ paṇḍitamāninaḥ”
- karmaṇya -
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karmaṇi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]karmaṇi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]karmaṇi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]karmaṇya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]karmaṇya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]karman (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- akovidāḥ -
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akovida (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]akovidā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- stabdhā* -
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stabdha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]stabdhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√stabh -> stabdha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √stabh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √stabh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √stabh class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √stabh class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √stabh class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √stabh class 9 verb]√stabh -> stabdhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √stabh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √stabh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √stabh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √stabh class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √stabh class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √stabh class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √stabh class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √stabh class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √stabh class 9 verb]√stambh -> stabdha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √stambh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √stambh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √stambh class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √stambh class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √stambh class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √stambh class 9 verb]√stambh -> stabdhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √stambh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √stambh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √stambh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √stambh class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √stambh class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √stambh class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √stambh class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √stambh class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √stambh class 9 verb]
- mūrkhāḥ -
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mūrkha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mūrkhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- paṇḍitamāninaḥ -
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paṇḍitamānin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]paṇḍitamānin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “vadanti cāṭukān mūḍhā yayā mādhvyā girotsukāḥ”
- vadanti -
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√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- cāṭukān -
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cāṭuka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
- mūḍhā* -
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mūḍha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mūḍhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √muh class 4 verb]√muh -> mūḍhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √muh class 4 verb]
- yayā -
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yā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- mādhvyā* -
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mādhvī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- giro -
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gira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gira (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]gir (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]gir (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]gir (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]girā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√gṝ (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- utsukāḥ -
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utsuka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]utsukā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 8929 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.