Sanskrit quote nr. 2917 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्थज्ञात् संशयच्छेत्ता ततः श्रेयान् स्वकर्मकृत् ।
मुक्तसङ्गस्ततो भूयान् अदोग्धा धर्ममात्मनः ॥arthajñāt saṃśayacchettā tataḥ śreyān svakarmakṛt |
muktasaṅgastato bhūyān adogdhā dharmamātmanaḥ ||
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.
Arthajna (arthajña, अर्थज्ञ): defined in 1 categories.
Sha (sa, śa, श): defined in 9 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Shreyas (sreyas, śreyas, श्रेयस्): defined in 8 categories.
Shreya (sreya, śreya, श्रेय): defined in 4 categories.
Svakarmakrit (svakarmakrt, svakarmakṛt, स्वकर्मकृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Muktasanga (muktasaṅga, मुक्तसङ्ग): defined in 1 categories.
Bhuyas (bhūyas, भूयस्): defined in 3 categories.
Adogdhri (adogdhr, adogdhṛ, अदोग्धृ): defined in 1 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Hinduism, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Buddhism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vedanta (school of philosophy)
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: “arthajñāt saṃśayacchettā tataḥ śreyān svakarmakṛt”
- arthajñāt -
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arthajña (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]arthajña (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śa -
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śa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yacchet -
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√yam (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- tā -
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tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]tan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- śreyān -
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śreyas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √śrā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śrā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √śrai class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śrai class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √śrai class 4 verb]√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √śri class 1 verb]√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √śrī class 9 verb]
- svakarmakṛt -
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svakarmakṛt (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “muktasaṅgastato bhūyān adogdhā dharmamātmanaḥ”
- muktasaṅgas -
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muktasaṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tato* -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- bhūyān -
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bhūyas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- adogdhā -
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adogdhṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]adogdhṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- dharmam -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dharman (noun, masculine)[adverb]dharman (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- ātmanaḥ -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive 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 2917 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.