Sanskrit quote nr. 4573 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मनिन्दात्मपूजा च परनिन्दा परस्तवः ।
अनाचरितमार्याणां वृत्तमेतच्चतुर्विधम् ॥ātmanindātmapūjā ca paranindā parastavaḥ |
anācaritamāryāṇāṃ vṛttametaccaturvidham ||
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.
Atmaninda (ātmanindā, आत्मनिन्दा): defined in 3 categories.
Atmapuja (ātmapūjā, आत्मपूजा): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Paraninda (paranindā, परनिन्दा): defined in 2 categories.
Parah (paraḥ, परः): defined in 4 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Ana (anā, अना): defined in 12 categories.
Acarita (अचरित): defined in 4 categories.
Arya (ārya, आर्य, āryā, आर्या): defined in 16 categories.
Vritta (vrtta, vṛtta, वृत्त): defined in 17 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Caturvidha (चतुर्विध): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vastushastra (architecture), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy)
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: “ātmanindātmapūjā ca paranindā parastavaḥ”
- ātmanindā -
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ātmanindā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ātmapūjā -
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ātmapūjā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paranindā -
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paranindā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- paras -
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paraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tavaḥ -
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tavas (noun, masculine)[adverb]tavas (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- Line 2: “anācaritamāryāṇāṃ vṛttametaccaturvidham”
- anā -
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anā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- acaritam -
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acarita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- āryāṇām -
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ārya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]ārya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]āryā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- vṛttam -
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vṛtta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vṛtta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vṛttā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
- etac -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- caturvidham -
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caturvidha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]caturvidha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]caturvidhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 4573 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.