Sanskrit quote nr. 469 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अञ्जलिं शपथं सान्त्वं प्रणम्य शिरसा वदेत् ।
अश्रुप्रपातनं चैव कर्तव्यं भूतिमिच्छता ॥añjaliṃ śapathaṃ sāntvaṃ praṇamya śirasā vadet |
aśruprapātanaṃ caiva kartavyaṃ bhūtimicchatā ||
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.
Anjali (añjali, अञ्जलि): defined in 13 categories.
Santva (sāntva, सान्त्व): defined in 2 categories.
Prana (praṇa, प्रण): defined in 16 categories.
Shiras (siras, śiras, शिरस्): defined in 15 categories.
Ashru (asru, aśru, अश्रु): defined in 12 categories.
Prapatana (prapātana, प्रपातन): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Kartavya (कर्तव्य): defined in 9 categories.
Bhuti (bhūti, भूति): defined in 11 categories.
Icchata (icchatā, इच्छता): defined in 4 categories.
Icchat (इच्छत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali
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: “añjaliṃ śapathaṃ sāntvaṃ praṇamya śirasā vadet”
- añjalim -
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añjali (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- śapatham -
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śapatha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- sāntvam -
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sāntva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāntva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sāntvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- praṇam -
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praṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]praṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]praṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ya -
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- śirasā -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vadet -
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√vad (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “aśruprapātanaṃ caiva kartavyaṃ bhūtimicchatā”
- aśru -
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aśru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- prapātanam -
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prapātana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- kartavyam -
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kartavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kartavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kartavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
- bhūtim -
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bhūti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]bhūti (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- icchatā -
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icchatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
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 469 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.