Sanskrit quote nr. 4489 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आजन्मैव तमः सुहृत्कुटिलता वक्त्रे गिरां निर्गमो ।
ग्रामोत्सादकरः श्मशानविटपी प्रायेण यस्याश्रयः ॥ājanmaiva tamaḥ suhṛtkuṭilatā vaktre girāṃ nirgamo |
grāmotsādakaraḥ śmaśānaviṭapī prāyeṇa yasyāśrayaḥ ||
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.
Ajanma (ājanma, आजन्म): defined in 7 categories.
Tama (तम): defined in 13 categories.
Tamas (तमस्): defined in 16 categories.
Suhrid (suhrd, suhṛd, सुहृद्): defined in 6 categories.
Kutilata (kuṭilatā, कुटिलता): defined in 3 categories.
Vaktri (vaktr, vaktṛ, वक्तृ): defined in 3 categories.
Vaktra (वक्त्र): defined in 13 categories.
Gir (गिर्): defined in 5 categories.
Gira (girā, गिरा): defined in 10 categories.
Nirga (निर्ग): defined in 2 categories.
Mu (मु): defined in 4 categories.
Grama (grāma, ग्राम): defined in 15 categories.
Utsadaka (utsādaka, उत्सादक): defined in 2 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Shmashana (smasana, śmaśāna, श्मशान): defined in 12 categories.
Vitapin (viṭapin, विटपिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Prayena (prāyeṇa, प्रायेण): defined in 1 categories.
Praya (prāya, प्राय): defined in 8 categories.
Yasya (यस्य, yasyā, यस्या): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ashri (asri, aśri, अश्रि): defined in 4 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: “ājanmaiva tamaḥ suhṛtkuṭilatā vaktre girāṃ nirgamo”
- ājanmai -
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ājanma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- tamaḥ -
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tamas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- suhṛt -
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suhṛd (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]suhṛd (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- kuṭilatā* -
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kuṭilatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vaktre -
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vaktṛ (noun, masculine)[dative single]vaktra (noun, masculine)[locative single]vaktra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- girām -
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gir (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]gir (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]gir (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]girā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- nirga -
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nirga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- mo -
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mu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “grāmotsādakaraḥ śmaśānaviṭapī prāyeṇa yasyāśrayaḥ”
- grāmo -
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grāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]grāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- utsādaka -
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utsādaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]utsādaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- raḥ -
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ra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śmaśāna -
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śmaśāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viṭapī -
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viṭapin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prāyeṇa -
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prāyeṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]prāya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- yasyā -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]yasyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- aśrayaḥ -
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aśri (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√śri (verb class 1)[imperfect active second 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 4489 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.