Sanskrit quote nr. 1530 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनृते धर्मभग्ने च न शुश्रूषति चाप्रिये ।
न प्रियं न हितं वाच्यं सद्भिरेवेति निन्दिताः ॥anṛte dharmabhagne ca na śuśrūṣati cāpriye |
na priyaṃ na hitaṃ vācyaṃ sadbhireveti ninditāḥ ||
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.
Anrita (anrta, anṛta, अनृत, anṛtā, अनृता): defined in 7 categories.
Dharmabhagna (धर्मभग्न, dharmabhagnā, धर्मभग्ना): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Apriya (अप्रिय, apriyā, अप्रिया): defined in 6 categories.
Priyam (प्रियम्): defined in 1 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Hita (हित): defined in 14 categories.
Vacya (vācya, वाच्य): defined in 9 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Eva (एव, evā, एवा): defined in 6 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Nindita (निन्दित, ninditā, निन्दिता): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Pali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “anṛte dharmabhagne ca na śuśrūṣati cāpriye”
- anṛte -
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anṛta (noun, masculine)[locative single]anṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]anṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dharmabhagne -
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dharmabhagna (noun, masculine)[locative single]dharmabhagna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dharmabhagnā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- 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]
- śuśrūṣati -
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√śru -> śuśrūṣat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śru]√śru -> śuśrūṣat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √śru]√śru (verb class 0)[present active third single]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apriye -
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apriya (noun, masculine)[locative single]apriya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]apriyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√pṛ (verb class 3)[imperfect passive first single]√pṛ (verb class 9)[imperfect passive first single]√pṛ (verb class 5)[imperfect passive first single]√pṛ (verb class 6)[imperfect middle first single], [imperfect passive first single]
- Line 2: “na priyaṃ na hitaṃ vācyaṃ sadbhireveti ninditāḥ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- priyam -
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priyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]priya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]priya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]priyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]prī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]prī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hitam -
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hita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√hi -> hita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]√hi -> hita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]
- vācyam -
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vācya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vācya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vācyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vac -> vācya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √vac]√vac -> vācya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √vac]√vac -> vācyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √vac]√vac -> vācya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vac]√vac -> vācya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vac], [accusative single from √vac]
- sadbhir -
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sat (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sat (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- eve -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]evā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- ninditāḥ -
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nindita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ninditā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√nind -> nindita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √nind class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √nind class 1 verb]√nind -> ninditā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √nind class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √nind class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √nind class 1 verb]
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 1530 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.