Sanskrit quote nr. 2787 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अयुक्तं स्वामिनो युक्तं युक्तं नीचस्य दूषणम् ।
अमृतं राहवे मृत्युर् विषं शंकरभूषणम् ॥ayuktaṃ svāmino yuktaṃ yuktaṃ nīcasya dūṣaṇam |
amṛtaṃ rāhave mṛtyur viṣaṃ śaṃkarabhūṣaṇam ||
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.
Ayuktam (अयुक्तम्): defined in 1 categories.
Ayukta (अयुक्त): defined in 7 categories.
Svamin (svāmin, स्वामिन्): defined in 13 categories.
Yuktam (युक्तम्): defined in 1 categories.
Yukta (युक्त): defined in 14 categories.
Nica (nīca, नीच): defined in 13 categories.
Dushana (dusana, dūṣaṇa, दूषण): defined in 10 categories.
Amrita (amrta, amṛta, अमृत): defined in 20 categories.
Rahavi (rāhavi, राहवि): defined in 1 categories.
Rahu (rāhu, राहु): defined in 18 categories.
Mrityu (mrtyu, mṛtyu, मृत्यु): defined in 16 categories.
Vish (vis, viṣ, विष्): defined in 8 categories.
Visha (visa, viṣa, विष): defined in 19 categories.
Shankara (sankara, śaṅkara, शङ्कर): defined in 22 categories.
Bhushana (bhusana, bhūṣaṇa, भूषण): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Pali, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Prakrit, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “ayuktaṃ svāmino yuktaṃ yuktaṃ nīcasya dūṣaṇam”
- ayuktam -
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ayuktam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ayukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ayukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ayuktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- svāmino* -
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svāmin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- yuktam -
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yuktam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yuktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]√yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
- yuktam -
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yuktam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yuktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]√yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
- nīcasya -
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nīca (noun, masculine)[genitive single]nīca (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- dūṣaṇam -
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dūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dūṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “amṛtaṃ rāhave mṛtyur viṣaṃ śaṃkarabhūṣaṇam”
- amṛtam -
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amṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]amṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]amṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- rāhave -
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rāhavi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]rāhu (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- mṛtyur -
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mṛtyu (noun, masculine)[nominative 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]
- śaṅkara -
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śaṅkara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śaṅkara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhūṣaṇam -
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bhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 2787 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.