Sanskrit quote nr. 4557 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मदोषैर्नियच्छन्ति सर्वे दुःखमुखे जनाः ।
मन्ये दुश्चरितं तेऽस्ति तस्येयं निष्कृतिः कृता ॥ātmadoṣairniyacchanti sarve duḥkhamukhe janāḥ |
manye duścaritaṃ te'sti tasyeyaṃ niṣkṛtiḥ kṛtā ||
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.
Atmada (ātmadā, आत्मदा): defined in 1 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Duhkham (duḥkham, दुःखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Duhkha (duḥkha, दुःख): defined in 17 categories.
Ukha (उख, ukhā, उखा): defined in 4 categories.
Jana (जन, janā, जना): defined in 14 categories.
Manya (मन्य, manyā, मन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Dushcarita (duscarita, duścarita, दुश्चरित): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Nishkriti (niskrti, niṣkṛti, निष्कृति): defined in 6 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛtā, कृता): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “ātmadoṣairniyacchanti sarve duḥkhamukhe janāḥ”
- ātmado -
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ātmadā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ātmadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uṣair -
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uṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]uṣa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- 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]
- yacchanti -
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√yam -> yacchat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √yam class 1 verb]√yam -> yacchantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √yam class 1 verb]√yam (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- sarve -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- duḥkham -
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duḥkham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]duḥkha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duḥkha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duḥkhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ukhe -
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ukha (noun, masculine)[locative single]ukhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- janāḥ -
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jana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]janā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “manye duścaritaṃ te'sti tasyeyaṃ niṣkṛtiḥ kṛtā”
- manye -
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manya (noun, masculine)[locative single]manya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]manyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√man (verb class 4)[present middle first single], [present passive first single]√man (verb class 8)[present passive first single]
- duścaritam -
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duścarita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duścarita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duścaritā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- tasyeyam -
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√tas (verb class 4)[optative active first single]
- niṣkṛtiḥ -
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niṣkṛti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]niṣkṛti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṛtā -
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kṛt (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
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 4557 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.