Sanskrit quote nr. 9226 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कस्मिन्नपि मते सत्ये हताः सर्वमतत्यजः ।
तद्दृष्ट्या व्यर्थतामात्रम् अनर्थस्तु न धर्मजः ॥kasminnapi mate satye hatāḥ sarvamatatyajaḥ |
taddṛṣṭyā vyarthatāmātram anarthastu na dharmajaḥ ||
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.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Mata (मत, matā, मता): defined in 12 categories.
Mati (मति): defined in 16 categories.
Satya (सत्य, satyā, सत्या): defined in 20 categories.
Hata (हत, hatā, हता): defined in 12 categories.
Sarvam (सर्वम्): defined in 1 categories.
Aja (अज): defined in 22 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Drishti (drsti, dṛṣṭi, दृष्टि): defined in 19 categories.
Vyarthata (vyarthatā, व्यर्थता): defined in 1 categories.
Atra (ātra, आत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Anartha (अनर्थ): defined in 7 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Dharmaja (धर्मज): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Prakrit, Jainism, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hinduism, Nepali, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “kasminnapi mate satye hatāḥ sarvamatatyajaḥ”
- kasminn -
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ka (noun, masculine)[locative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- mate -
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mata (noun, masculine)[locative single]mata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]matā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]mati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√man -> mata (participle, masculine)[locative single from √man class 4 verb], [locative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> mata (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √man class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 4 verb], [locative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √man class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 8 verb], [locative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> matā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √man class 8 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 8 verb]
- satye -
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satya (noun, masculine)[locative single]satya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]satyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- hatāḥ -
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hata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]hatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hatā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- atatya -
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√at (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- ajaḥ -
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aja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “taddṛṣṭyā vyarthatāmātram anarthastu na dharmajaḥ”
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dṛṣṭyā* -
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dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- vyarthatām -
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vyarthatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ātram -
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ātra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- anarthas -
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anartha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dharmajaḥ -
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dharmaja (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 9226 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.