Sanskrit quote nr. 3690 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असत्संपर्कदोषेण अधस्ताद् यान्ति साधवः ।
मार्गस्तिमिरदोषेण समोऽपि विषमायते ॥asatsaṃparkadoṣeṇa adhastād yānti sādhavaḥ |
mārgastimiradoṣeṇa samo'pi viṣamāyate ||
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.
Samparka (सम्पर्क): defined in 6 categories.
Dosha (dosa, doṣa, दोष): defined in 21 categories.
Adhastat (adhastāt, अधस्तात्): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Sadhu (sādhu, साधु): defined in 14 categories.
Marga (mārga, मार्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Timira (तिमिर): defined in 16 categories.
Sama (सम): defined in 28 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Vishama (visama, viṣama, विषम): defined in 13 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
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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: “asatsaṃparkadoṣeṇa adhastād yānti sādhavaḥ”
- asat -
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asat (noun, masculine)[compound]asat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√sas (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- samparka -
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samparka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- doṣeṇa -
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doṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- adhastād -
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adhastāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- sādhavaḥ -
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sādhu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “mārgastimiradoṣeṇa samo'pi viṣamāyate”
- mārgas -
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mārga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- timira -
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timira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]timira (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- doṣeṇa -
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doṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- samo' -
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sama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- viṣamāya -
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viṣama (noun, masculine)[dative single]viṣama (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive 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 3690 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.