Sanskrit quote nr. 4041 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहं महानसायातः कल्पितो नरकस्तव ।
मया मांसादिकं भुक्तं भीमं जानीहि मां बक ॥ahaṃ mahānasāyātaḥ kalpito narakastava |
mayā māṃsādikaṃ bhuktaṃ bhīmaṃ jānīhi māṃ baka ||
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.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Mahanasa (mahānasa, महानस): defined in 11 categories.
Atah (ataḥ, अतः): defined in 2 categories.
Kalpita (कल्पित): defined in 8 categories.
Naraka (नरक): defined in 14 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Maya (मय, mayā, मया): defined in 29 categories.
Mamsad (māṃsād, मांसाद्): defined in 1 categories.
Mamsadin (māṃsādin, मांसादिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Bhukta (भुक्त): defined in 8 categories.
Bhima (bhīma, भीम): defined in 22 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Baka (बक): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jain philosophy, Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Hinduism, Sikhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “ahaṃ mahānasāyātaḥ kalpito narakastava”
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- mahānasāyā -
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mahānasa (noun, masculine)[dative single]mahānasa (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- ataḥ -
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ataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kalpito* -
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kalpita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kḷp -> kalpita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kḷp]
- narakas -
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naraka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- Line 2: “mayā māṃsādikaṃ bhuktaṃ bhīmaṃ jānīhi māṃ baka”
- mayā* -
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maya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- māṃsādi -
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māṃsādin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]māṃsādin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]māṃsād (noun, masculine)[locative single]māṃsād (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kam -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- bhuktam -
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bhukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhuktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhīmam -
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bhīma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhīma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhīmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jānīhi -
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√jñā (verb class 9)[imperative active second single]
- mām -
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mā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- baka -
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baka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative 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 4041 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.