Sanskrit quote nr. 5530 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आसनादेकशय्यायां संभाषात् सहभोजनात् ।
पुंसां संक्रमते पापं घटाद् घटमिवोदकम् ॥āsanādekaśayyāyāṃ saṃbhāṣāt sahabhojanāt |
puṃsāṃ saṃkramate pāpaṃ ghaṭād ghaṭamivodakam ||
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.
Asana (āsana, आसन): defined in 23 categories.
Shayya (sayya, śayyā, शय्या): defined in 10 categories.
Sahabhojana (सहभोजन): defined in 3 categories.
Pums (puṃs, पुंस्): defined in 6 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.
Papam (pāpam, पापम्): defined in 1 categories.
Papa (pāpa, पाप): defined in 14 categories.
Ghata (ghaṭa, घट): defined in 23 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Udaka (उदक): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Kavya (poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “āsanādekaśayyāyāṃ saṃbhāṣāt sahabhojanāt”
- āsanād -
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āsana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- eka -
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eka (noun, neuter)[compound]
- śayyāyām -
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śayyā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- sambhāṣāt -
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sambhāṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- sahabhojanāt -
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sahabhojana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 2: “puṃsāṃ saṃkramate pāpaṃ ghaṭād ghaṭamivodakam”
- puṃsām -
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puṃs (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- 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]
- 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]
- ghaṭād -
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ghaṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ghaṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ghaṭam -
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ghaṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ghaṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ghaṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ivo -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- udakam -
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udaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 5530 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.