Sanskrit quote nr. 3602 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
नैतान् स्मरति कृत्येषु याचितश् चाभ्यसूयति ।
एतान् दोषान् नरः प्राज्ञो बुद्ध्या बुद्ध्वा विवर्जयेत् ॥naitān smarati kṛtyeṣu yācitaś cābhyasūyati |
etān doṣān naraḥ prājño buddhyā buddhvā vivarjayet ||
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.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Eta (एत): defined in 5 categories.
Smarat (स्मरत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kritya (krtya, kṛtya, कृत्य): defined in 11 categories.
Yacitri (yacitr, yācitṛ, याचितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Yacita (yācita, याचित): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Abhi (अभि, abhī, अभी): defined in 5 categories.
Asu (असु, asū, असू): defined in 9 categories.
Dosha (dosa, doṣa, दोष): defined in 21 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Prajna (prājña, प्राज्ञ): defined in 11 categories.
Buddhi (बुद्धि): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Nepali, Pali, Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Shaiva philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of 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: “naitān smarati kṛtyeṣu yācitaś cābhyasūyati”
- nai -
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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]
- etān -
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eta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]eṣa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- smarati -
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√smṛ -> smarat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]√smṛ -> smarat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]√smṛ (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- kṛtyeṣu -
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kṛtya (noun, masculine)[locative plural]kṛtya (noun, neuter)[locative plural]√kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, masculine)[locative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, neuter)[locative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- yācitaś -
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yācitṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yācita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√yāc -> yācita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yāc class 1 verb]
- 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]
- abhya -
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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]abhī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- asū -
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asu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]asū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]asū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]asū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- ūyati -
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√ūy -> ūyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √ūy class 1 verb]√ūy -> ūyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √ūy class 1 verb]√ūy (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “etān doṣān naraḥ prājño buddhyā buddhvā vivarjayet”
- etān -
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eta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]eṣa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- doṣān -
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doṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
- naraḥ -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- prājño* -
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prājña (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- buddhyā* -
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buddhi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- buddhvā -
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√budh -> buddhvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √budh]√budh -> buddhvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √budh]
- Cannot analyse vivarjayet
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 3602 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.