Sanskrit quote nr. 1826 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्येषां यो न पापानि चिन्तयत्यात्मनो यथा ।
तस्य पापागमस्तात हेत्वभावान्न विद्यते ॥anyeṣāṃ yo na pāpāni cintayatyātmano yathā |
tasya pāpāgamastāta hetvabhāvānna vidyate ||
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 (अनि, anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (अन्य, anyā, अन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Papa (pāpa, पाप, pāpā, पापा): defined in 14 categories.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Agama (अगम): defined in 21 categories.
Tata (tāta, तात): defined in 18 categories.
Hetu (हेतु): defined in 21 categories.
Hetva (हेत्व): defined in 1 categories.
Abhava (abhāva, अभाव): defined in 19 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, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Jain philosophy, Kavya (poetry), Gitashastra (science of music), Buddhist philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “anyeṣāṃ yo na pāpāni cintayatyātmano yathā”
- anye -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]anya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]anyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- eṣām -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive plural]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pāpāni -
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pāpa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- cintayatyā -
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√cint (verb class 10)[present active third single]
- ātmano* -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “tasya pāpāgamastāta hetvabhāvānna vidyate”
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- pāpā -
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pāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pāpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pāpā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- agamas -
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agama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√gam (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]√gam (verb class 2)[aorist active second single]√gam (verb class 3)[aorist active second single]
- tāta -
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tāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- hetva -
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hetu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]hetva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hetva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- abhāvānn -
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abhāva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidyate -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 6)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 7)[present passive third 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 1826 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.