Sanskrit quote nr. 3675 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असतो वा सतो वापि स्वयं स्वान् वर्णयन् गुणान् ।
हास्यतां याति शक्रोऽपि किं पुनः प्राकृतो जनः ॥asato vā sato vāpi svayaṃ svān varṇayan guṇān |
hāsyatāṃ yāti śakro'pi kiṃ punaḥ prākṛto janaḥ ||
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.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Vapi (vāpī, वापी): defined in 11 categories.
Vapin (vāpin, वापिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 categories.
Varnayat (varṇayat, वर्णयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Hasyata (hāsyatā, हास्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Shakra (sakra, śakra, शक्र): defined in 17 categories.
Shakru (sakru, śakru, शक्रु): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Prakrita (prakrta, prākṛta, प्राकृत): defined in 12 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Janas (जनस्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
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: “asato vā sato vāpi svayaṃ svān varṇayan guṇān”
- asato* -
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asat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]asat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sato* -
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sataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]sat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]sata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vāpi -
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vāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vāpī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- svān -
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sva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- varṇayan -
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√varṇ -> varṇayat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √varṇ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √varṇ class 10 verb]
- guṇān -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “hāsyatāṃ yāti śakro'pi kiṃ punaḥ prākṛto janaḥ”
- hāsyatām -
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hāsyatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√hā -> hāsyat (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √hā class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √hā class 3 verb]√hā -> hāsyat (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √hā class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √hā class 3 verb]√has (verb class 0)[imperative passive third single]
- yāti -
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yāt (noun, masculine)[locative single]yāt (noun, neuter)[locative single]√yā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- śakro' -
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śakra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]śakru (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- prākṛto* -
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prākṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- janaḥ -
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janas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]jana (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 3675 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.