Sanskrit quote nr. 5688 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आहत्य चिनुमः स्वर्गम् अपवर्गमनुक्रमात् ।
अनुकूले हि दाम्पत्ये प्रतिकूलं न किंचन ॥āhatya cinumaḥ svargam apavargamanukramāt |
anukūle hi dāmpatye pratikūlaṃ na kiṃcana ||
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.
Ahatya (āhatya, आहत्य): defined in 3 categories.
Svarga (स्वर्ग): defined in 17 categories.
Apavarga (अपवर्ग): defined in 12 categories.
Anukrama (अनुक्रम): defined in 7 categories.
Anukula (anukūla, अनुकूल, anukūlā, अनुकूला): defined in 8 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Dampatya (dāmpatya, दाम्पत्य): defined in 4 categories.
Pratikula (pratikūla, प्रतिकूल): defined in 7 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Cana (चन): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Hinduism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Pali, Prakrit, Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals)
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: “āhatya cinumaḥ svargam apavargamanukramāt”
- āhatya -
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āhatya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- cinumaḥ -
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√ci (verb class 5)[present active first plural]
- svargam -
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svarga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svarga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]svargā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- apavargam -
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apavarga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- anukramāt -
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anukrama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 2: “anukūle hi dāmpatye pratikūlaṃ na kiṃcana”
- anukūle -
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anukūla (noun, masculine)[locative single]anukūla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]anukūlā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- dāmpatye -
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dāmpatya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- pratikūlam -
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pratikūla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pratikūla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pratikūlā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kiñ -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- cana -
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cana (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√can (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 5688 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.