Sanskrit quote nr. 5309 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आलापाद् गात्रसंस्पर्शात् संसर्गात् सहभोजनात् ।
आसनाच् शयनाद् यानात् पापं संक्रमते नृणाम् ॥ālāpād gātrasaṃsparśāt saṃsargāt sahabhojanāt |
āsanāc śayanād yānāt pāpaṃ saṃkramate nṛṇām ||
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.
Alapa (ālāpa, आलाप): defined in 12 categories.
Gatra (gātra, गात्र): defined in 10 categories.
Samsparsha (samsparsa, saṃsparśa, संस्पर्श): defined in 8 categories.
Samsarga (saṃsarga, संसर्ग): defined in 7 categories.
Sahabhojana (सहभोजन): defined in 3 categories.
Yana (yāna, यान): defined in 14 categories.
Papam (pāpam, पापम्): defined in 1 categories.
Papa (pāpa, पाप): defined in 14 categories.
Sankrama (saṅkrama, सङ्क्रम): 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.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Vastushastra (architecture), India history, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jainism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Buddhism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil
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: “ālāpād gātrasaṃsparśāt saṃsargāt sahabhojanāt”
- ālāpād -
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ālāpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- gātra -
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gātra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gātra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃsparśāt -
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saṃsparśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- saṃsargāt -
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saṃsarga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]saṃsarga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- sahabhojanāt -
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sahabhojana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 2: “āsanāc śayanād yānāt pāpaṃ saṃkramate nṛṇām”
- āsanāc -
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- śayanād -
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śayana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]śayana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- yānāt -
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yāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]yāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- pāpam -
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pāpam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pāpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pāpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pāpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- saṅkrama -
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saṅkrama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- 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]
- nṛṇām -
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nṛ (noun, masculine)[genitive 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 5309 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.