Sanskrit quote nr. 4907 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आपदं प्राप्नुयात् स्वामी यस्य भृत्यस्य पश्यतः ।
प्राणेषु विद्यमानेषु स भृत्यो नरकं व्रजेत् ॥āpadaṃ prāpnuyāt svāmī yasya bhṛtyasya paśyataḥ |
prāṇeṣu vidyamāneṣu sa bhṛtyo narakaṃ vrajet ||
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.
Apad (āpad, आपद्): defined in 3 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Svamin (svāmin, स्वामिन्): defined in 13 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhritya (bhrtya, bhṛtya, भृत्य): defined in 9 categories.
Pashyat (pasyat, paśyat, पश्यत्): defined in 3 categories.
Pashyata (pasyata, paśyata, पश्यत): defined in 1 categories.
Prana (prāṇa, प्राण): defined in 16 categories.
Vidyamana (vidyamāna, विद्यमान): defined in 5 categories.
Naraka (नरक): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Pali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Buddhism, Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “āpadaṃ prāpnuyāt svāmī yasya bhṛtyasya paśyataḥ”
- āpadam -
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āpadā (noun, feminine)[adverb]āpad (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- prā -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]prā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- āpnuyāt -
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√āp (verb class 5)[optative active third single]
- svāmī -
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svāmin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- bhṛtyasya -
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bhṛtya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]bhṛtya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- paśyataḥ -
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paśyat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]paśyat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]paśyata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “prāṇeṣu vidyamāneṣu sa bhṛtyo narakaṃ vrajet”
- prāṇeṣu -
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prāṇa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]prāṇa (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- vidyamāneṣu -
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vidyamāna (noun, masculine)[locative plural]vidyamāna (noun, neuter)[locative plural]√vid -> vidyamāna (participle, masculine)[locative plural from √vid class 2 verb]√vid -> vidyamāna (participle, neuter)[locative plural from √vid class 2 verb]√vid -> vidyamāna (participle, masculine)[locative plural from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vidyamāna (participle, neuter)[locative plural from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vidyamāna (participle, masculine)[locative plural from √vid class 7 verb]√vid -> vidyamāna (participle, neuter)[locative plural from √vid class 7 verb]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhṛtyo* -
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bhṛtya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- 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]
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 4907 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.