Sanskrit quote nr. 4661 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मार्थं यः पशून् हन्यात् सोऽवश्यं नरकं व्रजेत् ।
देवान् पितॄन् समभ्यर्च्य खादन् मांसं न दोषभाक् ॥ātmārthaṃ yaḥ paśūn hanyāt so'vaśyaṃ narakaṃ vrajet |
devān pitṝn samabhyarcya khādan māṃsaṃ na doṣabhāk ||
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.
Atmartham (ātmārtham, आत्मार्थम्): defined in 1 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Pashu (pasu, paśu, पशु): defined in 19 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Avashyam (avasyam, avaśyam, अवश्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Naraka (नरक): defined in 15 categories.
Deva (देव): defined in 19 categories.
Pitri (pitr, pitṛ, पितृ): defined in 14 categories.
Abhyarcya (अभ्यर्च्य): defined in 4 categories.
Mamsa (māṃsa, मांस): defined in 18 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Doshabhaj (dosabhaj, doṣabhāj, दोषभाज्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hindi, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “ātmārthaṃ yaḥ paśūn hanyāt so'vaśyaṃ narakaṃ vrajet”
- ātmārtham -
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ātmārtham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paśūn -
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paśu (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- hanyāt -
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√han (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- so' -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]so (noun, feminine)[compound]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- avaśyam -
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avaśyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]avaśyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- narakam -
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naraka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]naraka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vrajet -
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√vraj (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “devān pitṝn samabhyarcya khādan māṃsaṃ na doṣabhāk”
- devān -
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deva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- pitṝn -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- sam -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- abhyarcya -
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abhyarcya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]abhyarcya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- khādan -
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√khād -> khādat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √khād class 1 verb], [vocative single from √khād class 1 verb]√khād -> khādat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √khād class 1 verb], [vocative single from √khād class 1 verb], [accusative single from √khād class 1 verb]
- māṃsam -
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māṃsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]māṃsa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- doṣabhāk -
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doṣabhāj (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]doṣabhāj (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative 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 4661 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.