Sanskrit quote nr. 1067 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधर्मं धर्ममिति या मन्यते तमसावृता ।
सर्वार्थान् विपरीतांश्च बुद्धिः सा पार्थ तामसी ॥adharmaṃ dharmamiti yā manyate tamasāvṛtā |
sarvārthān viparītāṃśca buddhiḥ sā pārtha tāmasī ||
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.
Adharma (अधर्म): defined in 14 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Tamasa (तमस): defined in 11 categories.
Rita (rta, ṛtā, ऋता): defined in 10 categories.
Sarvartha (sarvārtha, सर्वार्थ): defined in 6 categories.
Viparita (viparīta, विपरीत): defined in 14 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Buddhi (बुद्धि): defined in 21 categories.
Partha (pārtha, पार्थ): defined in 9 categories.
Tamasi (tāmasī, तामसी): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Pali, Biology (plants and animals), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nepali, Samkhya (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shaiva philosophy, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “adharmaṃ dharmamiti yā manyate tamasāvṛtā”
- adharmam -
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adharma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adharmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dharmam -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dharman (noun, masculine)[adverb]dharman (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- yā* -
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yā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- manyate -
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√man (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]√man (verb class 8)[present passive third single]
- tamasāvṛ -
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tamasa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ṛtā -
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ṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sarvārthān viparītāṃśca buddhiḥ sā pārtha tāmasī”
- sarvārthān -
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sarvārtha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- viparītāṃś -
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viparīta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- buddhiḥ -
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buddhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pārtha -
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pārtha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pārtha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tāmasī -
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tāmasī (noun, feminine)[compound], [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 1067 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.