Sanskrit quote nr. 1384 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनिधाय मुखे पत्रं पूगं खादति यो नरः ।
सप्तजन्मदरिद्रत्वम् अन्ते विष्णुस्थितिश्च न ॥anidhāya mukhe patraṃ pūgaṃ khādati yo naraḥ |
saptajanmadaridratvam ante viṣṇusthitiśca na ||
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.
Ani (anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Dha (ध): defined in 8 categories.
Dhaya (dhāya, धाय): defined in 4 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Pat (पत्): defined in 3 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Puga (pūga, पूग): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Sapta (सप्त): defined in 10 categories.
Janmada (जन्मद): defined in 1 categories.
Rit (रित्): defined in 3 categories.
Ratu (ratū, रतू): defined in 3 categories.
Anta (अन्त, antā, अन्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Anti (अन्ति): defined in 9 categories.
Sthiti (स्थिति): defined in 21 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Purana (epic history), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “anidhāya mukhe patraṃ pūgaṃ khādati yo naraḥ”
- ani -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- dhāya -
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dhāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhāya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dhā -> dhāya (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√dhā -> dhāya (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√dhā -> dhāya (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√dhā -> dhāya (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]dha (noun, masculine)[dative single]dha (noun, neuter)[dative single]√dhā (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- mukhe -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[locative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- pat -
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pat (noun, masculine)[compound]pad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ram -
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ra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pūgam -
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pūga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- khādati -
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√khād -> khādat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √khād class 1 verb]√khād -> khādat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √khād class 1 verb]√khād (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- naraḥ -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “saptajanmadaridratvam ante viṣṇusthitiśca na”
- sapta -
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sapta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sapta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
- janmada -
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janmada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]janmada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rid -
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rit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]rit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ratva -
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ratū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ante -
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anta (noun, masculine)[locative single]anta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]antā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√ant (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- viṣṇu -
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viṣṇu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]viṣṇu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- sthitiś -
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sthiti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 1384 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.