Sanskrit quote nr. 3520 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अश्नाभ्याच्छादयामीति प्रापश्यन् पापपूरुषः ।
नामर्षं कुरुते यस्तु पुरुषः सोऽधमः स्मृतः ॥aśnābhyācchādayāmīti prāpaśyan pāpapūruṣaḥ |
nāmarṣaṃ kurute yastu puruṣaḥ so'dhamaḥ smṛtaḥ ||
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.
Ashan (asan, aśan, अशन्): defined in 4 categories.
Ashna (asna, aśna, अश्न, aśnā, अश्ना): defined in 3 categories.
Abhi (अभि, abhī, अभी): defined in 5 categories.
Acchada (ācchāda, आच्छाद): defined in 2 categories.
Yami (yāmī, यामी, yāmi, यामि): defined in 9 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Prapa (prāpa, प्राप): defined in 7 categories.
Papapurusha (papapurusa, pāpapūruṣa, पापपूरुष): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Amarsha (amarsa, amarṣa, अमर्ष): defined in 6 categories.
Kuruta (kurutā, कुरुता): defined in 4 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Adhama (अधम): defined in 13 categories.
Smrita (smrta, smṛta, स्मृत): defined in 4 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: “aśnābhyācchādayāmīti prāpaśyan pāpapūruṣaḥ”
- aśnā -
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aśna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aśna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]aśan (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]aśnā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhyā -
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abhi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]abhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]abhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]abhī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- ācchāda -
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ācchāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yāmī -
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yāmī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yāmi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√yā (verb class 2)[present active first single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- prāpa -
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prāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śyan -
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√śā -> śyat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śā class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śā class 4 verb]
- pāpapūruṣaḥ -
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pāpapūruṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “nāmarṣaṃ kurute yastu puruṣaḥ so'dhamaḥ smṛtaḥ”
- nā -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- amarṣam -
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amarṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]√mṛṣ (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- kurute -
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kurutā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present middle third single]
- yas -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- puruṣaḥ -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- so' -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]so (noun, feminine)[compound]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- adhamaḥ -
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adhama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dham (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- smṛtaḥ -
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smṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
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 3520 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.