Sanskrit quote nr. 4475 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आ जन्मनः कुशलमण्वपि रे कुजन्मन् ।
पांसो त्वया यदि कृतं वद तत्त्वमेतत् ॥ā janmanaḥ kuśalamaṇvapi re kujanman |
pāṃso tvayā yadi kṛtaṃ vada tattvametat ||
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.
Janman (जन्मन्): defined in 11 categories.
Kushalam (kusalam, kuśalam, कुशलम्): defined in 1 categories.
Kushala (kusala, kuśala, कुशल): defined in 20 categories.
Anu (aṇu, अणु): defined in 18 categories.
Anva (aṇva, अण्व): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ra (र, rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Kujanman (कुजन्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Pamsu (pāṃsu, पांसु): defined in 9 categories.
Tva (tvā, त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Vada (वद): defined in 17 categories.
Tattva (तत्त्व): defined in 17 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 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: “ā janmanaḥ kuśalamaṇvapi re kujanman”
- ā* -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]o (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- janmanaḥ -
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janman (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kuśalam -
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kuśalam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kuśala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kuśala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kuśalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aṇva -
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aṇu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]aṇu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]aṇu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]aṇva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- re -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[dative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[dative single]ra (noun, masculine)[locative single]ra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]rā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kujanman -
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kujanman (noun, masculine)[vocative single]kujanman (noun, neuter)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “pāṃso tvayā yadi kṛtaṃ vada tattvametat”
- pāṃso -
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pāṃsu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- tvayā -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- kṛtam -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- vada -
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vada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- tattvam -
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tattva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- etat -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [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 4475 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.