Sanskrit quote nr. 4842 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आनन्दयन्ति युक्त्या ताः सेविता घ्नन्ति चान्यथा ।
दुर्विज्ञेयाः प्रकृत्यैव तस्माद् वेश्या विषोपमाः ॥ānandayanti yuktyā tāḥ sevitā ghnanti cānyathā |
durvijñeyāḥ prakṛtyaiva tasmād veśyā viṣopamāḥ ||
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.
Ananda (ānanda, आनन्द): defined in 20 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yuktya (yuktyā, युक्त्या): defined in 3 categories.
Yukti (युक्ति): defined in 15 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Sevita (सेवित, sevitā, सेविता): defined in 8 categories.
Ghnat (घ्नत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Atha (athā, अथा): defined in 7 categories.
Durvijneya (durvijñeya, दुर्विज्ञेय, durvijñeyā, दुर्विज्ञेया): defined in 3 categories.
Prakritya (prakrtya, prakṛtyā, प्रकृत्या): defined in 4 categories.
Prakriti (prakrti, prakṛti, प्रकृति): defined in 22 categories.
Tasmat (tasmāt, तस्मात्): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Veshya (vesya, veśya, वेश्य, veśyā, वेश्या): defined in 8 categories.
Visha (visa, viṣā, विषा, viṣa, विष): defined in 19 categories.
Vish (vis, viṣ, विष्): defined in 8 categories.
Upama (उपम, upamā, उपमा): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ayurveda (science of life), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Hinduism, Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “ānandayanti yuktyā tāḥ sevitā ghnanti cānyathā”
- ānanda -
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ānanda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ānanda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yanti -
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yanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- yuktyā -
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yuktyā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yukti (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- tāḥ -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- sevitā* -
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sevita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sevitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sev -> sevita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sev class 1 verb]√sev -> sevitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sev class 1 verb]√sīv -> sevita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sīv], [vocative plural from √sīv]√sīv -> sevitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sīv], [vocative plural from √sīv], [accusative plural from √sīv]
- ghnanti -
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ghnat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√han -> ghnat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]√han (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- cānya -
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√cam -> cānya (absolutive)[absolutive from √cam]√cam -> cānya (absolutive)[absolutive from √cam]ca (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- athā -
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athā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “durvijñeyāḥ prakṛtyaiva tasmād veśyā viṣopamāḥ”
- durvijñeyāḥ -
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durvijñeya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]durvijñeyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- prakṛtyai -
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prakṛtyā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]prakṛti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single], [dative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- tasmād -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- veśyā* -
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veśi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]veśī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]veśya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]veśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √viś], [vocative plural from √viś]√viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √viś], [vocative plural from √viś], [accusative plural from √viś]√viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √viś], [vocative plural from √viś]√viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √viś], [vocative plural from √viś], [accusative plural from √viś]
- viṣo -
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viṣā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]viṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]viṣ (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]viṣ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]viṣ (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]viṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upamāḥ -
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upama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]upamā (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 4842 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.