Sanskrit quote nr. 3526 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अश्रद्धया हुतं दत्तं तपस्तप्तं कृतं च यत् ।
असदित्युच्यते पार्थ न च तत् प्रेत्य नो इह ॥aśraddhayā hutaṃ dattaṃ tapastaptaṃ kṛtaṃ ca yat |
asadityucyate pārtha na ca tat pretya no iha ||
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.
Ashraddha (asraddha, aśraddhā, अश्रद्धा): defined in 4 categories.
Hut (हुत्): defined in 3 categories.
Huta (हुत): defined in 7 categories.
Datta (दत्त): defined in 12 categories.
Tap (तप्): defined in 4 categories.
Tapa (तप): defined in 13 categories.
Tapas (तपस्): defined in 11 categories.
Taptam (तप्तम्): defined in 1 categories.
Tapta (तप्त): defined in 12 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Asat (असत्): defined in 6 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Partha (pārtha, पार्थ): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Pretya (प्रेत्य): defined in 3 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Hindi, Vastushastra (architecture), Pali, Purana (epic history), Dharmashastra (religious law), Kannada, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jain philosophy, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “aśraddhayā hutaṃ dattaṃ tapastaptaṃ kṛtaṃ ca yat”
- aśraddhayā -
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aśraddhā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- hutam -
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huta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]huta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]hut (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√hu -> huta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √hu class 3 verb]√hu -> huta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √hu class 3 verb], [accusative single from √hu class 3 verb]
- dattam -
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datta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]datta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dattā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√dā (verb class 3)[imperative active second dual]
- tapas -
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tapas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tap (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]tap (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]tapa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- taptam -
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taptam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tapta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tapta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]taptā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√tap -> tapta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √tap class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tap class 4 verb]√tap -> tapta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √tap class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tap class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tap class 4 verb], [accusative single from √tap class 4 verb]
- kṛtam -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “asadityucyate pārtha na ca tat pretya no iha”
- asad -
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asat (noun, masculine)[compound]asat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√sas (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- ityu -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ucyate -
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√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√vac (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vac (verb class 3)[present passive third single]
- pārtha -
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pārtha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pārtha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- pretya -
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pretya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- no -
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nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 3526 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.