Sanskrit quote nr. 3671 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असता सह सङ्गेन को न यात्यधमां गतिम् ।
पयोऽपि शौण्डनीहस्ते मद्यमित्यभिधीयते ॥asatā saha saṅgena ko na yātyadhamāṃ gatim |
payo'pi śauṇḍanīhaste madyamityabhidhīyate ||
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.
Asat (असत्): defined in 6 categories.
Saha (सह): defined in 12 categories.
Sanga (saṅga, सङ्ग): defined in 17 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Yat (yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Yatya (yātya, यात्य): defined in 2 categories.
Adhama (adhamā, अधमा): defined in 13 categories.
Gati (गति): defined in 22 categories.
Payas (पयस्): defined in 16 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Shaunda (saunda, śauṇḍa, शौण्ड): defined in 5 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Hasta (हस्त, hastā, हस्ता): defined in 19 categories.
Madya (मद्य): defined in 13 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Itya (इत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Abhi (अभि, abhī, अभी): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nepali, Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography)
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: “asatā saha saṅgena ko na yātyadhamāṃ gatim”
- asatā -
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asat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]asat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- saha -
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saha (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]saha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- saṅgena -
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saṅga (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- ko* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, 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]
- yātya -
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yātya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√yat -> yātya (participle, masculine)[compound from √yat]√yat -> yātya (participle, neuter)[compound from √yat]√yat -> yātya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yat]yāt (noun, masculine)[locative single]yāt (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√yat -> yātya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yat]√yat -> yātya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yat]√yā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- adhamām -
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adhamā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- gatim -
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gati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]gati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “payo'pi śauṇḍanīhaste madyamityabhidhīyate”
- payo' -
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payas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- śauṇḍa -
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śauṇḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śauṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nī -
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nī (noun, masculine)[compound]nī (noun, feminine)[compound]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- haste -
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hasta (noun, masculine)[locative single]hasta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]hastā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- madyam -
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madya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]madya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]madyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√mad -> madya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √mad]√mad -> madya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √mad]√mad -> madyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √mad]√mad -> madya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √mad]√mad -> madya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mad], [accusative single from √mad]
- itya -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]itya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]itya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> itya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- abhi -
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abhi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]abhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]abhī (noun, masculine)[adverb]abhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhī (noun, feminine)[adverb]abhi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- dhīyate -
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√dhā (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√dhā (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√dhā (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√dhā (verb class 4)[present passive third single]√dhe (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√dhi (verb class 5)[present passive third single]√dhi (verb class 6)[present passive third single]√dhī (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]√dhī (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√dhyā (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√dhyā (verb class 2)[present passive third 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 3671 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.