Sanskrit quote nr. 2464 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमित्रप्रमिता ह्येता गतश्रद्धाः सुदारुणः ।
मूलप्रवादेन विषं प्रयच्छन्ति जिघांसवः ॥amitrapramitā hyetā gataśraddhāḥ sudāruṇaḥ |
mūlapravādena viṣaṃ prayacchanti jighāṃsavaḥ ||
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.
Amitra (अमित्र): defined in 5 categories.
Pramita (प्रमित, pramitā, प्रमिता): defined in 6 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Gata (गत): defined in 10 categories.
Shraddha (sraddha, śraddha, श्रद्ध, śraddhā, श्रद्धा): defined in 20 categories.
Sudaruna (sudāruṇa, सुदारुण): defined in 3 categories.
Sudaru (sudāru, सुदारु): defined in 2 categories.
Mula (mūla, मूल): defined in 27 categories.
Pravada (pravāda, प्रवाद): defined in 8 categories.
Vish (vis, viṣ, विष्): defined in 8 categories.
Visha (visa, viṣa, विष): defined in 19 categories.
Prayat (प्रयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Shanti (santi, śanti, शन्ति): defined in 22 categories.
Jighamsu (jighāṃsu, जिघांसु): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Pali, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Gitashastra (science of music), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), 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: “amitrapramitā hyetā gataśraddhāḥ sudāruṇaḥ”
- amitra -
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amitra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]amitra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pramitā* -
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pramita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pramitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hye -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- etā* -
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eta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- gata -
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gata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śraddhāḥ -
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śraddha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śraddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sudāruṇaḥ -
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sudāruṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sudāru (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “mūlapravādena viṣaṃ prayacchanti jighāṃsavaḥ”
- mūla -
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mūla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mūla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mūl (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- pravādena -
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pravāda (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- viṣam -
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viṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]viṣ (noun, feminine)[accusative single]viṣ (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- prayacch -
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√pre -> prayat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pre class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pre class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pre class 2 verb]
- śanti -
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śanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śanti (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- jighāṃsavaḥ -
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jighāṃsu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jighāṃsu (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative 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 2464 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.