Sanskrit quote nr. 3700 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असभ्यः पिशुनश्चैव कृतघ्नो दीर्घवैरिणः ।
चत्वारः कर्मचण्डालाः जातिचण्डालपञ्चमाः ॥asabhyaḥ piśunaścaiva kṛtaghno dīrghavairiṇaḥ |
catvāraḥ karmacaṇḍālāḥ jāticaṇḍālapañcamāḥ ||
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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.
Asabhya (असभ्य): defined in 4 categories.
Pishuna (pisuna, piśuna, पिशुन): defined in 11 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Kritaghna (krtaghna, kṛtaghna, कृतघ्न): defined in 9 categories.
Dirgha (dīrgha, दीर्घ): defined in 19 categories.
Vairina (vairiṇa, वैरिण): defined in 2 categories.
Vairin (वैरिन्): defined in 11 categories.
Catu (चतु): defined in 8 categories.
Ara (āra, आर): defined in 18 categories.
Karmacandala (karmacaṇḍāla, कर्मचण्डाल): defined in 3 categories.
Jati (jātī, जाती): defined in 29 categories.
Candala (caṇḍāla, चण्डाल): defined in 11 categories.
Pancama (pañcama, पञ्चम): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Gitashastra (science of music), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.)
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: “asabhyaḥ piśunaścaiva kṛtaghno dīrghavairiṇaḥ”
- asabhyaḥ -
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asabhya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asan (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- piśunaś -
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piśuna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- kṛtaghno* -
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kṛtaghna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dīrgha -
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dīrgha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dīrgha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vairiṇaḥ -
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vairiṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vairin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vairin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “catvāraḥ karmacaṇḍālāḥ jāticaṇḍālapañcamāḥ”
- catvā -
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catu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]catu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]catu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
- āraḥ -
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āra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√ṛ (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]√ṛ (verb class 3)[aorist active second single]√ṛ (verb class 5)[aorist active second single]
- karmacaṇḍālāḥ -
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karmacaṇḍāla (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- jāti -
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jāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]jātī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- caṇḍāla -
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caṇḍāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pañcamāḥ -
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pañcama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative 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 3700 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.