Sanskrit quote nr. 1075 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधर्ममन्यत्र महीतलेऽस्मिन् संक्षोभहेतुं मलिनं विचार्य ।
निष्कासनायास्य रुषेव देव सितं यशः सर्वदिशः प्रयाति ॥adharmamanyatra mahītale'smin saṃkṣobhahetuṃ malinaṃ vicārya |
niṣkāsanāyāsya ruṣeva deva sitaṃ yaśaḥ sarvadiśaḥ prayāti ||
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.
Anyatra (अन्यत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Mahitala (mahītala, महीतल): defined in 6 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Hetu (हेतु): defined in 21 categories.
Malina (मलिन): defined in 13 categories.
Vicarya (vicārya, विचार्य): defined in 4 categories.
Nishkasana (niskasana, niṣkāsana, निष्कासन): defined in 5 categories.
Rush (rus, ruṣ, रुष्): defined in 4 categories.
Rusha (rusa, ruṣā, रुषा): defined in 4 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Deva (देव): defined in 19 categories.
Sita (सित): defined in 23 categories.
Yashas (yasas, yaśas, यशस्): defined in 6 categories.
Saru (सरु): defined in 6 categories.
Pra (prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Praya (prayā, प्रया): defined in 8 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 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, India history, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Buddhist philosophy, Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “adharmamanyatra mahītale'smin saṃkṣobhahetuṃ malinaṃ vicārya”
- adharmam -
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adharma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adharmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anyatra -
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anyatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mahītale' -
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mahītala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- asmin -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- saṅkṣobha -
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saṅkṣobha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- hetum -
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√hi -> hetum (infinitive)[infinitive from √hi]hetu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- malinam -
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malina (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]malina (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]malinā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vicārya -
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vicārya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vicārya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “niṣkāsanāyāsya ruṣeva deva sitaṃ yaśaḥ sarvadiśaḥ prayāti”
- niṣkāsanāyā -
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niṣkāsana (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- ruṣe -
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ruṣ (noun, feminine)[instrumental single], [dative single]ruṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- deva -
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deva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]deva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]devan (noun, masculine)[compound]√div (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sitam -
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sita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sā -> sita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sā class 4 verb]√sā -> sita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sā class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sā class 4 verb]√si -> sita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √si class 5 verb], [accusative single from √si class 9 verb]√si -> sita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √si class 5 verb], [accusative single from √si class 5 verb], [nominative single from √si class 9 verb], [accusative single from √si class 9 verb]
- yaśaḥ -
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yaśas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yaśas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yaśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sarva -
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saru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]saru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]saru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sarva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sarva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- adiśaḥ -
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√diś (verb class 6)[imperfect active second single]
- prayā -
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prā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]prayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ati (Preverb)[Preverb]
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 1075 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.