Sanskrit quote nr. 1832 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्योच्छिष्टेषु पात्रेषु भुक्त्वैतेषु महीभुजः ।
कस्मान्न लज्जामवहञ् शौचचिन्तां न वा दधुः ॥anyocchiṣṭeṣu pātreṣu bhuktvaiteṣu mahībhujaḥ |
kasmānna lajjāmavahañ śaucacintāṃ na vā dadhuḥ ||
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.
Anya (अन्य, anyā, अन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Ucchishta (ucchista, ucchiṣṭa, उच्छिष्ट): defined in 10 categories.
Patra (pātra, पात्र): defined in 20 categories.
Bhuktva (bhuktvā, भुक्त्वा): defined in 4 categories.
Eta (एत): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Mahibhuj (mahībhuj, महीभुज्): defined in 1 categories.
Kasmat (kasmāt, कस्मात्): defined in 1 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Lajja (lajjā, लज्जा): defined in 10 categories.
Shauca (sauca, śauca, शौच): defined in 12 categories.
Cinta (cintā, चिन्ता): defined in 15 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 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), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), 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: “anyocchiṣṭeṣu pātreṣu bhuktvaiteṣu mahībhujaḥ”
- anyo -
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anya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√an -> anya (absolutive)[absolutive from √an]anī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]anyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ucchiṣṭeṣu -
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ucchiṣṭa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]ucchiṣṭa (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- pātreṣu -
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pātra (noun, masculine)[locative plural]pātra (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- bhuktvai -
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bhuktvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhuj]√bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhuj]√bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhuj]
- eteṣu -
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eta (noun, masculine)[locative plural]eta (noun, neuter)[locative plural]etad (noun, neuter)[locative plural]eṣa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- mahībhujaḥ -
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mahībhuj (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “kasmānna lajjāmavahañ śaucacintāṃ na vā dadhuḥ”
- kasmān -
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kasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[ablative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[ablative single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[ablative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lajjām -
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lajjā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- avahañ -
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- śauca -
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śauca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śauca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cintām -
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cintā (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]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dadhuḥ -
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√dhā (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]√dhā (verb class 2)[perfect active third plural]√dhā (verb class 3)[perfect active third plural]√dhā (verb class 4)[perfect active third plural]√dhe (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]
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 1832 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.