Sanskrit quote nr. 3304 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अवाक्षिरास्तमस्यन्धे किल्बिषी नरकं पतेत् ।
यः प्रश्नं वितथं ब्रूयात् पृष्टः सन् धर्मनिश्चये ॥avākṣirāstamasyandhe kilbiṣī narakaṃ patet |
yaḥ praśnaṃ vitathaṃ brūyāt pṛṣṭaḥ san dharmaniścaye ||
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.
Ava (अव): defined in 7 categories.
Akshan (aksan, akṣan, अक्षन्): defined in 2 categories.
Akshi (aksi, akṣi, अक्षि): defined in 12 categories.
Rasta (rāsta, रास्त): defined in 6 categories.
Dha (ध, dhā, धा): defined in 8 categories.
Dhi (धि): defined in 14 categories.
Kilbishi (kilbisi, kilbiṣī, किल्बिषी): defined in 1 categories.
Kilbishin (kilbisin, kilbiṣin, किल्बिषिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Naraka (नरक): defined in 15 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Prashna (prasna, praśna, प्रश्न): defined in 9 categories.
Vitatha (वितथ): defined in 9 categories.
Prishta (prsta, pṛṣṭa, पृष्ट): defined in 4 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Dharman (धर्मन्): defined in 2 categories.
Caya (चय, cayā, चया): defined in 10 categories.
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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: “avākṣirāstamasyandhe kilbiṣī narakaṃ patet”
- avā -
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ava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[compound], [instrumental single]√av (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√u (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- akṣi -
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akṣan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akṣi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- rāstam -
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√rās -> rāsta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rās class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rās class 2 verb]√rās -> rāsta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rās class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rās class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rās class 2 verb], [accusative single from √rās class 2 verb]√rās (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- asyan -
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√sā (verb class 4)[imperfect active third plural]
- dhe -
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dha (noun, masculine)[locative single]dha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dhā (noun, masculine)[dative single]dhi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- kilbiṣī -
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kilbiṣī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kilbiṣin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- narakam -
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naraka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]naraka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- patet -
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√pat (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “yaḥ praśnaṃ vitathaṃ brūyāt pṛṣṭaḥ san dharmaniścaye”
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- praśnam -
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praśna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- vitatham -
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vitatha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vitatha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vitathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- brūyāt -
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√brū (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- pṛṣṭaḥ -
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pṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]√praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √praś class 6 verb]
- san -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb]sat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- dharman -
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dharman (noun, masculine)[vocative single]dharman (noun, neuter)[vocative single]
- iś -
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i (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- caye -
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caya (noun, masculine)[locative single]caya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]cayā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√cay (verb class 1)[present middle first single]√ci (verb class 1)[present middle first 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 3304 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.