Sanskrit quote nr. 1966 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपहत्य तमस्तीव्रं यथा भात्युदरे रविः ।
तथापहत्य पाप्मानं भाति गङ्गाजलोक्षितः ॥apahatya tamastīvraṃ yathā bhātyudare raviḥ |
tathāpahatya pāpmānaṃ bhāti gaṅgājalokṣitaḥ ||
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.
Tama (तम): defined in 13 categories.
Tamas (तमस्): defined in 16 categories.
Tivram (tīvram, तीव्रम्): defined in 1 categories.
Tivra (tīvra, तीव्र): defined in 13 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Bhati (bhāti, भाति): defined in 8 categories.
Udara (उदर): defined in 18 categories.
Ravi (रवि): defined in 19 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Papman (pāpman, पाप्मन्): defined in 2 categories.
Gangajala (gaṅgājala, गङ्गाजल): defined in 3 categories.
Ukshita (uksita, ukṣita, उक्षित): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Hinduism, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), 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: “apahatya tamastīvraṃ yathā bhātyudare raviḥ”
- apahatya -
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- tamas -
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tamas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tīvram -
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tīvram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tīvra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tīvra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tīvrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bhātyu -
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bhāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√bhā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- udare -
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udara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- raviḥ -
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ravi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “tathāpahatya pāpmānaṃ bhāti gaṅgājalokṣitaḥ”
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- apahatya -
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- pāpmānam -
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pāpman (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- bhāti -
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bhāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√bhā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- gaṅgājalo -
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gaṅgājala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ukṣitaḥ -
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ukṣita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√ukṣ -> ukṣita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √ukṣ 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 1966 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.