Sanskrit quote nr. 4593 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मप्रशंसिनं दुष्टं धृष्टं विपरिधावकम् ।
सर्वत्रोत्सृष्टदण्डं च लोकः सत्कुरुते नरम् ॥ātmapraśaṃsinaṃ duṣṭaṃ dhṛṣṭaṃ viparidhāvakam |
sarvatrotsṛṣṭadaṇḍaṃ ca lokaḥ satkurute naram ||
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.
Atmaprashamsin (atmaprasamsin, ātmapraśaṃsin, आत्मप्रशंसिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Dushta (dusta, duṣṭa, दुष्ट): defined in 16 categories.
Dhrishtam (dhrstam, dhṛṣṭam, धृष्टम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dhrishta (dhrsta, dhṛṣṭa, धृष्ट): defined in 4 categories.
Viparidhavaka (viparidhāvaka, विपरिधावक): defined in 1 categories.
Sarvatra (सर्वत्र): defined in 10 categories.
Utsrishta (utsrsta, utsṛṣṭa, उत्सृष्ट): defined in 5 categories.
Danda (daṇḍa, दण्ड): defined in 26 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Kuruta (kurutā, कुरुता): defined in 4 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Buddhist philosophy, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Hinduism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Buddhism, Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “ātmapraśaṃsinaṃ duṣṭaṃ dhṛṣṭaṃ viparidhāvakam”
- ātmapraśaṃsinam -
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ātmapraśaṃsin (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- duṣṭam -
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duṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dhṛṣṭam -
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dhṛṣṭam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dhṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dhṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- viparidhāvakam -
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viparidhāvaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viparidhāvaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viparidhāvakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “sarvatrotsṛṣṭadaṇḍaṃ ca lokaḥ satkurute naram”
- sarvatro -
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sarvatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- utsṛṣṭa -
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utsṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]utsṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- daṇḍam -
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daṇḍa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]daṇḍā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lokaḥ -
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loka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sat -
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sat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sat (noun, masculine)[compound]sad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]sad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kurute -
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kurutā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present middle third single]
- naram -
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nara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [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 4593 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.