Sanskrit quote nr. 3698 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असन्तो ये निवर्तन्ते वेदेभ्य इव नास्तिकाः ।
नरकं भजमानास्ते प्रतिपद्यन्ति किल्बिषम् ॥asanto ye nivartante vedebhya iva nāstikāḥ |
narakaṃ bhajamānāste pratipadyanti kilbiṣam ||
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.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Veda (वेद): defined in 21 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Nastika (nāstika, नास्तिक): defined in 10 categories.
Naraka (नरक): defined in 15 categories.
Bhajamana (bhajamāna, भजमान, bhajamānā, भजमाना): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Pratipad (प्रतिपद्): defined in 5 categories.
Pratipadi (pratipadī, प्रतिपदी): defined in 2 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Kilbisha (kilbisa, kilbiṣa, किल्बिष): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, India history, Prakrit, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), 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: “asanto ye nivartante vedebhya iva nāstikāḥ”
- asanto* -
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asat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]ni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vartante -
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√vṛt (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- vedebhya* -
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veda (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nāstikāḥ -
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nāstika (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “narakaṃ bhajamānāste pratipadyanti kilbiṣam”
- narakam -
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naraka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]naraka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhajamānās -
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bhajamāna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bhajamānā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- 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]
- pratipadya -
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pratipadī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]pratipad (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [locative single]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- kilbiṣam -
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kilbiṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 3698 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.