Sanskrit quote nr. 7943 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एता हसन्ति च रुदन्ति च कार्यहेतोर् ।
विश्वासयन्ति च परं न च विश्वसन्ति ॥etā hasanti ca rudanti ca kāryahetor |
viśvāsayanti ca paraṃ na ca viśvasanti ||
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.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Hasanti (hasantī, हसन्ती): defined in 5 categories.
Hasat (हसत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Rudanti (rudantī, रुदन्ती): defined in 6 categories.
Rudat (रुदत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vishvasa (visvasa, viśvāsa, विश्वास): defined in 4 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Param (परम्): defined in 7 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vishva (visva, viśva, विश्व): defined in 15 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Prakrit, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta 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: “etā hasanti ca rudanti ca kāryahetor”
- etā* -
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eta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- hasanti -
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hasantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]hasat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√has -> hasat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √has class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √has class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √has class 1 verb]√has -> hasantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √has class 1 verb]√has (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rudanti -
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rudantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√rud -> rudat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √rud class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √rud class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √rud class 2 verb]√rud (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse kāryahetor
- Line 2: “viśvāsayanti ca paraṃ na ca viśvasanti”
- viśvāsa -
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viśvāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yanti -
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yanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viśva -
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viśva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]viśva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- santi -
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santi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]sat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√as (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
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 7943 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.