Sanskrit quote nr. 3435 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अव्यवस्थितवृत्तानाम् अभिन्नश्रुतिचक्षुषाम् ।
अधर्मार्जितभोगानाम् आशीरप्यहितोचिता ॥avyavasthitavṛttānām abhinnaśruticakṣuṣām |
adharmārjitabhogānām āśīrapyahitocitā ||
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.
Avyavasthita (अव्यवस्थित): defined in 4 categories.
Vritta (vrtta, vṛtta, वृत्त, vṛttā, वृत्ता): defined in 17 categories.
Abhinna (अभिन्न): defined in 13 categories.
Shrutin (srutin, śrutin, श्रुतिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Cakshusha (caksusa, cakṣuṣā, चक्षुषा): defined in 8 categories.
Cakshus (caksus, cakṣus, चक्षुस्): defined in 17 categories.
Adharma (अधर्म, adharmā, अधर्मा): defined in 14 categories.
Arjita (अर्जित): defined in 3 categories.
Bhoga (भोग, bhogā, भोगा): defined in 16 categories.
Ashir (asir, āśir, आशिर्): defined in 1 categories.
Ashis (asis, āśis, आशिस्): defined in 7 categories.
Rapya (रप्य): defined in 1 categories.
Hita (हित, hitā, हिता): defined in 14 categories.
Ucita (ucitā, उचिता): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), India history, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nepali
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: “avyavasthitavṛttānām abhinnaśruticakṣuṣām”
- avyavasthita -
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avyavasthita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avyavasthita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vṛttānām -
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vṛtta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]vṛtta (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]vṛttā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vṛttā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √vṛt class 1 verb]
- abhinna -
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abhinna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]abhinna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śruti -
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śruti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]śrutin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śrutin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śrut (noun, feminine)[locative single]śrut (noun, masculine)[locative single]śrut (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- cakṣuṣām -
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cakṣuṣā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]cakṣus (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]cakṣus (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “adharmārjitabhogānām āśīrapyahitocitā”
- adharmā -
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adharma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adharmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arjita -
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arjita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]arjita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ṛj -> arjita (participle, masculine)[compound from √ṛj]√ṛj -> arjita (participle, neuter)[compound from √ṛj]√ṛj -> arjita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ṛj]√ṛj -> arjita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ṛj]
- bhogānām -
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bhoga (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]bhoga (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]bhogā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- āśīr -
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āśir (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]āśis (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]āśi (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [accusative plural]āśī (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- rapya -
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√rap -> rapya (absolutive)[absolutive from √rap]√rap -> rapya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √rap class 1 verb]√rap -> rapya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √rap class 1 verb]
- hito -
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hita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]hitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√hi -> hita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √hi class 5 verb]√hi -> hita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √hi class 5 verb]√hi -> hitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √hi class 5 verb]
- ucitā -
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ucitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√uc -> ucitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √uc class 4 verb]√uc (verb class 4)[periphrastic-future active third 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 3435 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.