Sanskrit quote nr. 3505 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अशुभपुषि कलावप्यप्रमत्ताः स्वधर्माद् ।
अनुदिनमुपकारानाचरन्ते बुधानाम् ॥aśubhapuṣi kalāvapyapramattāḥ svadharmād |
anudinamupakārānācarante budhānām ||
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.
Ashubha (asubha, aśubha, अशुभ): defined in 13 categories.
Push (pus, puṣ, पुष्): defined in 2 categories.
Kala (कल): defined in 33 categories.
Kali (कलि): defined in 21 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Apramatta (अप्रमत्त, apramattā, अप्रमत्ता): defined in 4 categories.
Anudinam (अनुदिनम्): defined in 2 categories.
Upakara (upakāra, उपकार): defined in 13 categories.
Aca (āca, आच): defined in 4 categories.
Ranti (रन्ति): defined in 3 categories.
Ranta (रन्त, rantā, रन्ता): defined in 2 categories.
Budha (बुध, budhā, बुधा): defined in 15 categories.
Budhana (budhānā, बुधाना): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Buddhism, 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: “aśubhapuṣi kalāvapyapramattāḥ svadharmād”
- aśubha -
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aśubha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aśubha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- puṣi -
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puṣ (noun, masculine)[locative single]puṣ (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kalāva -
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kala (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kali (noun, masculine)[locative single]√kal (verb class 1)[imperative active first dual]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- apramattāḥ -
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apramatta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]apramattā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Cannot analyse svadharmād
- Line 2: “anudinamupakārānācarante budhānām”
- anudinam -
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anudinam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- upakārān -
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upakāra (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- āca -
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āca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√ac (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- rante -
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ranti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ranti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√ran -> ranta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √ran class 1 verb], [locative single from √ran class 4 verb]√ran -> ranta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √ran class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ran class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ran class 1 verb], [locative single from √ran class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ran class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √ran class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √ran class 4 verb], [locative single from √ran class 4 verb]√ran -> rantā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √ran class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ran class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ran class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ran class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ran class 4 verb], [vocative single from √ran class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √ran class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √ran class 4 verb]
- budhānām -
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budha (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]budha (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]budhā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]budhānā (noun, feminine)[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 3505 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.