Sanskrit quote nr. 2228 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अथ चेद् बुद्धिजं कृत्वा ब्रूयुस्ते तदबुद्धिजम् ।
पापान् स्वल्पेऽपि तान् हन्याद् अपराधे तथानृजून् ॥atha ced buddhijaṃ kṛtvā brūyuste tadabuddhijam |
pāpān svalpe'pi tān hanyād aparādhe tathānṛjūn ||
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.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Ced (चेद्): defined in 1 categories.
Ja (ज): defined in 7 categories.
Kritva (krtva, kṛtvā, कृत्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Kritvan (krtvan, kṛtvan, कृत्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Abuddhi (अबुद्धि): defined in 2 categories.
Papa (pāpa, पाप): defined in 14 categories.
Svalpa (स्वल्प, svalpā, स्वल्पा): defined in 11 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Aparadha (aparādha, अपराध): defined in 10 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Anriju (anrju, anṛju, अनृजु): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Prakrit, Tamil, Jainism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Purana (epic history), India history, Nepali, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), 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: “atha ced buddhijaṃ kṛtvā brūyuste tadabuddhijam”
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ced -
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ced (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ced (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- buddhi -
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buddhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- jam -
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ja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- brūyus -
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√brū (verb class 2)[optative active third plural]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- abuddhi -
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abuddhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]abuddhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abuddhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- jam -
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ja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “pāpān svalpe'pi tān hanyād aparādhe tathānṛjūn”
- pāpān -
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pāpa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- svalpe' -
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svalpa (noun, masculine)[locative single]svalpa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]svalpā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tān -
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ta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- hanyād -
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√han (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- aparādhe -
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aparādha (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- anṛjūn -
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anṛju (noun, masculine)[accusative 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 2228 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.