Sanskrit quote nr. 2551 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमृतस्येव तृप्येत अपमानस्य योगवित् ।
विषवच्च जुगुप्सेत संमानस्य सदा द्विजः ॥amṛtasyeva tṛpyeta apamānasya yogavit |
viṣavacca jugupseta saṃmānasya sadā dvijaḥ ||
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.
Amrita (amrta, amṛta, अमृत): defined in 20 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Apamana (apamāna, अपमान): defined in 6 categories.
Yogavid (योगविद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vishavat (visavat, viṣavat, विषवत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Mana (māna, मान): defined in 24 categories.
Manasya (mānasya, मानस्य): defined in 3 categories.
Dvija (द्विज): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Prakrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), 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: “amṛtasyeva tṛpyeta apamānasya yogavit”
- amṛtasye -
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amṛta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]amṛta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tṛpyeta -
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√tṛp (verb class 1)[optative passive third single]√tṛp (verb class 4)[optative active second plural], [optative passive third single]√tṛp (verb class 5)[optative passive third single]√tṛp (verb class 6)[optative passive third single]
- apamānasya -
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apamāna (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- yogavit -
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yogavid (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yogavid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “viṣavacca jugupseta saṃmānasya sadā dvijaḥ”
- viṣavac -
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viṣavat (noun, masculine)[compound]viṣavat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jugupseta -
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√gup (verb class 0)[optative middle third single]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- mānasya -
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mānasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]māna (noun, masculine)[genitive single]māna (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√man -> māna (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √man class 4 verb], [genitive single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> māna (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √man class 4 verb], [genitive single from √man class 8 verb]
- sadā* -
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sada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dvijaḥ -
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dvija (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 2551 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.