Sanskrit quote nr. 606 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतिवादांस्तितिक्षेत नावमन्येत कंचन ।
न चेमं देहमाश्रित्य वैरं कुर्वीत केनचित् ॥ativādāṃstitikṣeta nāvamanyeta kaṃcana |
na cemaṃ dehamāśritya vairaṃ kurvīta kenacit ||
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.
Ativada (ativāda, अतिवाद): defined in 4 categories.
Nava (nāva, नाव): defined in 16 categories.
Nau (नौ): defined in 12 categories.
Ani (अनि, anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (अन्य, anyā, अन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Eta (एत): defined in 5 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Deha (देह): defined in 12 categories.
Ashritya (asritya, āśritya, आश्रित्य): defined in 6 categories.
Vaira (वैर): defined in 11 categories.
Kena (केन): defined in 5 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaiva philosophy
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: “ativādāṃstitikṣeta nāvamanyeta kaṃcana”
- ativādāṃs -
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ativāda (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- titikṣeta -
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√tij (verb class 0)[optative middle third single]
- nāvam -
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nāva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nāvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- anye -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]anya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]anyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- eta -
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eta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kañcan -
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√kañc -> kañcat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kañc class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kañc class 1 verb]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “na cemaṃ dehamāśritya vairaṃ kurvīta kenacit”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ce -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- imam -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- deham -
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deha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]deha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- āśritya -
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āśritya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vairam -
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vaira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vaira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vairā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kurvīta -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative middle third single]
- kena -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- cit -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative 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 606 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.