Sanskrit quote nr. 812 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अदत्तेत्यागता लज्जा दत्तेति व्यथितं मनः ।
धर्मस्नेहान्तरे न्यस्ता दुःखिताः खलु मातरः ॥adattetyāgatā lajjā datteti vyathitaṃ manaḥ |
dharmasnehāntare nyastā duḥkhitāḥ khalu mātaraḥ ||
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.
Adatta (अदत्त, adattā, अदत्ता): defined in 7 categories.
Tyaga (tyāga, त्याग): defined in 16 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Lajja (लज्ज, lajjā, लज्जा): defined in 10 categories.
Datta (दत्त, dattā, दत्ता): defined in 12 categories.
Datti (दत्ति): defined in 6 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Vyathita (व्यथित): defined in 6 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Dharman (धर्मन्): defined in 2 categories.
Sneha (स्नेह): defined in 14 categories.
Tara (तर, tarā, तरा): defined in 27 categories.
Tari (तरि): defined in 9 categories.
Nyasta (न्यस्त, nyastā, न्यस्ता): defined in 7 categories.
Duhkhita (duḥkhita, दुःखित, duḥkhitā, दुःखिता): defined in 8 categories.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Matri (matr, mātṛ, मातृ): defined in 10 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: “adattetyāgatā lajjā datteti vyathitaṃ manaḥ”
- adatte -
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adatta (noun, masculine)[locative single]adatta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]adattā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tyāga -
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tyāga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tā* -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- lajjā* -
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lajja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]lajjā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- datte -
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datta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]datta (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dattā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]datti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√dā (verb class 3)[present middle third single], [imperative active second plural]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vyathitam -
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vyathita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vyathita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vyathitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vyath -> vyathita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √vyath]√vyath -> vyathita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √vyath]√vyath -> vyathitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √vyath]√vyath -> vyathita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vyath class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vyath]√vyath -> vyathita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vyath class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vyath class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vyath], [accusative single from √vyath]
- manaḥ -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “dharmasnehāntare nyastā duḥkhitāḥ khalu mātaraḥ”
- dharma -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dharman (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- snehān -
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sneha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tare -
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tara (noun, masculine)[locative single]tara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tarā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tari (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- nyastā* -
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nyasta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nyastā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- duḥkhitāḥ -
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duḥkhita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]duḥkhitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- khalu -
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khalu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mātaraḥ -
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mātṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 812 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.