Sanskrit quote nr. 3469 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अशङ्कितमतिः स्वस्थो न शठः परिसर्पति ।
न चास्य दुष्टा वाक् चापि तस्मान् नास्तीह संशयः ॥aśaṅkitamatiḥ svastho na śaṭhaḥ parisarpati |
na cāsya duṣṭā vāk cāpi tasmān nāstīha saṃśayaḥ ||
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.
Mati (मति): defined in 16 categories.
Svastha (स्वस्थ): defined in 8 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Shatha (satha, śaṭha, शठ): defined in 10 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 9 categories.
Sarpat (सर्पत्): defined in 5 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Dushta (dusta, duṣṭa, दुष्ट, duṣṭā, दुष्टा): defined in 16 categories.
Vac (vāc, वाच्): defined in 13 categories.
Capin (cāpin, चापिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Tasmat (tasmāt, तस्मात्): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Nasti (nāsti, नास्ति): defined in 5 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Samshaya (samsaya, saṃśaya, संशय): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Jain 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: “aśaṅkitamatiḥ svastho na śaṭhaḥ parisarpati”
- aśaṅkita -
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aśaṅkita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aśaṅkita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- matiḥ -
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mati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svastho* -
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svastha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śaṭhaḥ -
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śaṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pari (Preverb)[Preverb]
- sarpati -
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sarpat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√sṛp -> sarpat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sṛp class 1 verb]√sṛp -> sarpat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sṛp class 1 verb]√sṛp (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “na cāsya duṣṭā vāk cāpi tasmān nāstīha saṃśayaḥ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- duṣṭā* -
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duṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]duṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vāk -
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vāc (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- cāpi -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tasmān -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- nāstī -
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nāsti (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- saṃśayaḥ -
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saṃśaya (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 3469 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.