Sanskrit quote nr. 5672 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आस्रावयेच्चोपचितान् विपर्यस्येच्च कर्मसु ।
यथा न भक्षयन्त्यर्थं भक्षितं निर्वमन्ति वा ॥āsrāvayeccopacitān viparyasyecca karmasu |
yathā na bhakṣayantyarthaṃ bhakṣitaṃ nirvamanti vā ||
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.
Asra (āsra, आस्र): defined in 9 categories.
Cita (चित): defined in 10 categories.
Viparya (विपर्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Bhakshayat (bhaksayat, bhakṣayat, भक्षयत्): defined in 3 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Bhakshita (bhaksita, bhakṣita, भक्षित): defined in 6 categories.
Nih (niḥ, निः): defined in 3 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Vamanti (vamantī, वमन्ती): defined in 2 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
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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: “āsrāvayeccopacitān viparyasyecca karmasu”
- āsrā -
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āsra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āsra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- āvayec -
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√av (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- copa -
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√cup (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- citān -
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cita (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- viparya -
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viparya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vipari (Preverb)[Preverb]
- asyec -
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√as (verb class 4)[optative active third single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- karmasu -
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karman (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- Line 2: “yathā na bhakṣayantyarthaṃ bhakṣitaṃ nirvamanti vā”
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhakṣayantya -
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√bhakṣ -> bhakṣayantī (participle, feminine)[compound from √bhakṣ], [adverb from √bhakṣ]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣayat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √bhakṣ], [nominative plural from √bhakṣ], [vocative dual from √bhakṣ], [vocative plural from √bhakṣ], [accusative dual from √bhakṣ], [accusative plural from √bhakṣ]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣayantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √bhakṣ], [vocative single from √bhakṣ]√bhakṣ (verb class 10)[present active third plural]√bhakṣ (verb class 0)[present active third plural]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhakṣitam -
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bhakṣita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhakṣita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhakṣitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √bhakṣ]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √bhakṣ]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √bhakṣ]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √bhakṣ]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √bhakṣ], [accusative single from √bhakṣ]
- nir -
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niḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]niḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nis (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vamanti -
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√vam -> vamat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vam class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vam class 1 verb]√vam -> vamantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vam class 1 verb]√vam (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[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 5672 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.