Sanskrit quote nr. 3684 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असत्यसंधस्य सतश् चलस्यास्थिरचेतसः ।
नैव देवा न पितरः प्रतीच्छन्तीति नः श्रुतम् ॥asatyasaṃdhasya sataś calasyāsthiracetasaḥ |
naiva devā na pitaraḥ pratīcchantīti naḥ śrutam ||
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.
Asatyasandha (असत्यसन्ध): defined in 1 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Cala (चल): defined in 21 categories.
Asthira (अस्थिर): defined in 8 categories.
Cetas (चेतस्): defined in 9 categories.
Naiva (नैव): defined in 3 categories.
Deva (देव, devā, देवा): defined in 19 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Pitri (pitr, pitṛ, पितृ): defined in 14 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Icchat (इच्छत्): defined in 1 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Shruta (sruta, śruta, श्रुत): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Tamil, Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali
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: “asatyasaṃdhasya sataś calasyāsthiracetasaḥ”
- asatyasandhasya -
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asatyasandha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]asatyasandha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- sataś -
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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]
- calasyā -
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cala (noun, masculine)[genitive single]cala (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- asthira -
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asthira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]asthira (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cetasaḥ -
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cetas (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “naiva devā na pitaraḥ pratīcchantīti naḥ śrutam”
- naiva -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- devā* -
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deva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]devā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pitaraḥ -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pratī -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]prati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- icchantī -
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√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √iṣ class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> icchantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ (verb class 6)[present active third plural]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- naḥ -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- śrutam -
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śruta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śruta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śrutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śrut (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śrut (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]√śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 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 3684 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.