Sanskrit quote nr. 4599 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मरक्षिततन्त्राणां सुपरीक्षितकारिणाम् ।
आपदो नोपपद्यन्ते पुरुषाणां स्वदोषजाः ॥ātmarakṣitatantrāṇāṃ suparīkṣitakāriṇām |
āpado nopapadyante puruṣāṇāṃ svadoṣajāḥ ||
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.
Rakshita (raksita, rakṣita, रक्षित): defined in 8 categories.
Tantra (तन्त्र, tantrā, तन्त्रा): defined in 16 categories.
Suparikshita (supariksita, suparīkṣita, सुपरीक्षित): defined in 1 categories.
Karin (kārin, कारिन्): defined in 16 categories.
Apad (āpad, आपद्): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Upapad (उपपद्): defined in 1 categories.
Anta (अन्त, antā, अन्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Anti (अन्ति): defined in 9 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Svadoshaja (svadosaja, svadoṣaja, स्वदोषज, svadoṣajā, स्वदोषजा): defined in 1 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: “ātmarakṣitatantrāṇāṃ suparīkṣitakāriṇām”
- ātma -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- rakṣita -
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rakṣita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rakṣita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√rakṣ -> rakṣita (participle, masculine)[compound from √rakṣ]√rakṣ -> rakṣita (participle, neuter)[compound from √rakṣ]√rakṣ -> rakṣita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rakṣ]√rakṣ -> rakṣita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rakṣ]
- tantrāṇām -
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tantra (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]tantrā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- suparīkṣita -
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suparīkṣita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]suparīkṣita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāriṇām -
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kārin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]kārin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “āpado nopapadyante puruṣāṇāṃ svadoṣajāḥ”
- āpado* -
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āpad (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- no -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- upapadya -
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upapad (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [locative single]
- ante -
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anta (noun, masculine)[locative single]anta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]antā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√ant (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- puruṣāṇām -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- svadoṣajāḥ -
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svadoṣaja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]svadoṣajā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 4599 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.