Sanskrit quote nr. 3689 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असत्येनैव जीवन्ति वेश्याः सत्यविवर्जिताः ।
एताः सत्येन नश्यन्ति मद्येनेव कुलाङ्गनाः ॥asatyenaiva jīvanti veśyāḥ satyavivarjitāḥ |
etāḥ satyena naśyanti madyeneva kulāṅganāḥ ||
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.
Asatya (असत्य): defined in 9 categories.
Jivanti (jīvantī, जीवन्ती): defined in 6 categories.
Jivat (jīvat, जीवत्): defined in 3 categories.
Veshya (vesya, veśya, वेश्य, veśyā, वेश्या): defined in 8 categories.
Satya (सत्य): defined in 20 categories.
Vivarjita (विवर्जित, vivarjitā, विवर्जिता): defined in 7 categories.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Nashyat (nasyat, naśyat, नश्यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Madya (मद्य): defined in 13 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Kulangana (kulāṅganā, कुलाङ्गना): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), India history, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Prakrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
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: “asatyenaiva jīvanti veśyāḥ satyavivarjitāḥ”
- asatyenai -
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asatya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]asatya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- jīvanti -
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jīvanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]jīvantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]jīvat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- veśyāḥ -
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veśi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]veśī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]veśya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]veśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √viś], [vocative plural from √viś]√viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √viś], [vocative plural from √viś], [accusative plural from √viś]√viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √viś], [vocative plural from √viś]√viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √viś], [vocative plural from √viś], [accusative plural from √viś]
- satya -
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satya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]satya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vivarjitāḥ -
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vivarjita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vivarjitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “etāḥ satyena naśyanti madyeneva kulāṅganāḥ”
- etāḥ -
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eta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- satyena -
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satya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]satya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- naśyanti -
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naśyantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]naśyat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naśyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś (verb class 4)[present active third plural]
- madyene -
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madya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]madya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√mad -> madya (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √mad]√mad -> madya (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √mad]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kulāṅganāḥ -
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kulāṅganā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 3689 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.