Sanskrit quote nr. 975 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्यापि ये न विहिता विपुलाः प्रबन्धा विद्योतमानविभवाः सुखयन्ति विश्वम् ।
सोऽयं द्विशुद्धगुरुवंशभवः प्रसिद्धो गोपालदत्त उपमेयपदं कथं स्यात् ॥

adyāpi ye na vihitā vipulāḥ prabandhā vidyotamānavibhavāḥ sukhayanti viśvam |
so'yaṃ dviśuddhaguruvaṃśabhavaḥ prasiddho gopāladatta upameyapadaṃ kathaṃ syāt ||

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.

Adyapi (adyāpi, अद्यापि): defined in 4 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vihita (विहित, vihitā, विहिता): defined in 9 categories.
Vipula (विपुल, vipulā, विपुला): defined in 14 categories.
Prabandha (प्रबन्ध): defined in 7 categories.
Vidyota (विद्योत): defined in 3 categories.
Bhava (भव): defined in 31 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Vishva (visva, viśva, विश्व): defined in 15 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Prasiddha (प्रसिद्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Gopala (gopāla, गोपाल): defined in 12 categories.
Datta (दत्त): defined in 12 categories.
Upameya (उपमेय): defined in 6 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Jainism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)

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: “adyāpi ye na vihitā vipulāḥ prabandhā vidyotamānavibhavāḥ sukhayanti viśvam”
adyāpi -
adyāpi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vihitā* -
vihita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vihitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vipulāḥ -
vipula (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vipulā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
prabandhā* -
prabandha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
vidyotam -
vidyota (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vidyota (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

vidyotā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ānavi -
ānavī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
bhavāḥ -
bhava (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
sukha -
sukha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sukha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yanti -
yanti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third plural]
viśvam -
viśva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

viśva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “so'yaṃ dviśuddhaguruvaṃśabhavaḥ prasiddho gopāladatta upameyapadaṃ kathaṃ syāt”
so' -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

so (noun, feminine)

[compound]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse dviśuddhaguruvaṃśabhavaḥ*pr
prasiddho* -
prasiddha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
gopāla -
gopāla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
datta* -
datta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√dā (verb class 3)

[present active third dual]
upameya -
upameya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

upameya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
padam -
pada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
syāt -
syāt (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

syāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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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 975 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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Last Updated: 24 April, 2019