Sanskrit quote nr. 4615 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्महेतोः परार्थे वा नर्महास्याश्रयात् तथा ।
ये मृषा न वदन्तीह ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः ॥ātmahetoḥ parārthe vā narmahāsyāśrayāt tathā |
ye mṛṣā na vadantīha te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ ||
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.
Atmahan (ātmahan, आत्महन्): defined in 2 categories.
Ita (इत, itā, इता): defined in 6 categories.
Parartha (parārtha, परार्थ, parārthā, परार्था): defined in 9 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Narma (नर्म): defined in 5 categories.
Narman (नर्मन्): defined in 2 categories.
Hasin (hāsin, हासिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Hasya (hāsya, हास्य, hāsyā, हास्या): defined in 12 categories.
Ashraya (asraya, āśraya, आश्रय): defined in 12 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Mrisha (mrsa, mṛṣā, मृषा): defined in 7 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vadat (वदत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vadanti (vadantī, वदन्ती): defined in 3 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Svargagamin (svargagāmin, स्वर्गगामिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Nepali, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), 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: “ātmahetoḥ parārthe vā narmahāsyāśrayāt tathā”
- ātmahe -
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ātmahan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ito -
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ita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]itā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- uḥ -
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u (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- parārthe -
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parārtha (noun, masculine)[locative single]parārtha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]parārthā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- narma -
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narma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]narman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- hāsyā -
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hāsin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]hāsin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]hāsya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hāsya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√has -> hāsya (absolutive)[absolutive from √has]hāsyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√has -> hāsya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √has class 1 verb]√has -> hāsya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √has class 1 verb]√has -> hāsyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √has class 1 verb]√hā (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- āśrayāt -
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āśraya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]āśraya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “ye mṛṣā na vadantīha te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ”
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- mṛṣā -
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mṛṣā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vadantī -
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√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- 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]
- narāḥ -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- svargagāmin -
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svargagāmin (noun, masculine)[vocative single]svargagāmin (noun, neuter)[vocative single]
- aḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative 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 4615 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.