Sanskrit quote nr. 5474 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आ श्मशानान् निवर्तन्ते ज्ञातयः सह बान्धवैः ।
त्वयैकेनैव गन्तव्यं तत् कर्म सुकृतं कुरु ॥ā śmaśānān nivartante jñātayaḥ saha bāndhavaiḥ |
tvayaikenaiva gantavyaṃ tat karma sukṛtaṃ kuru ||
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.
Shmashana (smasana, śmaśāna, श्मशान): defined in 12 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Jnati (jñāti, ज्ञाति): defined in 6 categories.
Saha (सह): defined in 12 categories.
Bandhava (bāndhava, बान्धव): defined in 8 categories.
Tva (tvā, त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Aika (ऐक): defined in 2 categories.
Gantavya (गन्तव्य): defined in 8 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Sukrit (sukrt, sukṛt, सुकृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “ā śmaśānān nivartante jñātayaḥ saha bāndhavaiḥ”
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śmaśānān -
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śmaśāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]ni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vartante -
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√vṛt (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- jñātayaḥ -
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jñāti (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- saha -
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saha (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]saha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bāndhavaiḥ -
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bāndhava (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “tvayaikenaiva gantavyaṃ tat karma sukṛtaṃ kuru”
- tvayai -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- aikenai -
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aika (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]aika (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- gantavyam -
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gantavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gantavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gantavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sukṛtam -
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sukṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]sukṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- kuru -
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kuru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kuru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperative active second 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 5474 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.