Sanskrit quote nr. 1132 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
परिचर्यां वन्दनं ब्राह्माणानां नाधीयीत प्रतिषिद्धोऽस्य यज्ञः ।
नित्योत्थितो भूतयेऽतन्द्रितहः स्याद् एष स्मृतः शूद्रधर्मः पुराणः ॥paricaryāṃ vandanaṃ brāhmāṇānāṃ nādhīyīta pratiṣiddho'sya yajñaḥ |
nityotthito bhūtaye'tandritahaḥ syād eṣa smṛtaḥ śūdradharmaḥ purāṇaḥ ||
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.
Paricarya (paricaryā, परिचर्या): defined in 7 categories.
Vandana (वन्दन): defined in 12 categories.
Brahma (brāhma, ब्राह्म): defined in 24 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Adhi (अधि): defined in 12 categories.
Ita (इत): defined in 6 categories.
Pratishiddha (pratisiddha, pratiṣiddha, प्रतिषिद्ध): defined in 6 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Yajna (yajña, यज्ञ): defined in 12 categories.
Nitya (नित्य, nityā, नित्या): defined in 19 categories.
Utthita (उत्थित): defined in 10 categories.
Bhuti (bhūti, भूति): defined in 11 categories.
Atandrita (अतन्द्रित): defined in 3 categories.
Ha (ह): defined in 8 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Smrita (smrta, smṛta, स्मृत): defined in 4 categories.
Shudradharma (sudradharma, śūdradharma, शूद्रधर्म): defined in 1 categories.
Purana (purāṇa, पुराण): defined in 25 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Buddhism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “paricaryāṃ vandanaṃ brāhmāṇānāṃ nādhīyīta pratiṣiddho'sya yajñaḥ”
- paricaryām -
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paricaryā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vandanam -
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vandana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vandana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vandanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- brāhmā -
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brāhma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]brāhma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aṇā -
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√aṇ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ānām -
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a (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]ā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- nā -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- adhī -
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adhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]adhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dhā (verb class 1)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 2)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 3)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 4)[aorist middle first single]
- iyī -
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ī (noun, feminine)[locative single]ī (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ita -
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ita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- pratiṣiddho' -
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pratiṣiddha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- yajñaḥ -
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yajña (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “nityotthito bhūtaye'tandritahaḥ syād eṣa smṛtaḥ śūdradharmaḥ purāṇaḥ”
- nityo -
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nitya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nitya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nityā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- utthito* -
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utthita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhūtaye' -
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bhūti (noun, feminine)[dative single]bhūti (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- atandrita -
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atandrita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atandrita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- haḥ -
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ha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- syād -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- eṣa -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- smṛtaḥ -
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smṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
- śūdradharmaḥ -
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śūdradharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- purāṇaḥ -
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purāṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 1132 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.