Sanskrit quote nr. 1076 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधर्मरुचयो मूढास् तिर्यग्गतिपरायणाः ।
कृच्छ्रां योनिमनुप्राप्य न सुखं विन्दते जनाः ॥adharmarucayo mūḍhās tiryaggatiparāyaṇāḥ |
kṛcchrāṃ yonimanuprāpya na sukhaṃ vindate janāḥ ||
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.
Ruci (रुचि): defined in 12 categories.
Mudha (mūḍha, मूढ, mūḍhā, मूढा): defined in 15 categories.
Parayana (parāyaṇa, परायण, parāyaṇā, परायणा): defined in 10 categories.
Kricchra (krcchra, kṛcchrā, कृच्छ्रा): defined in 8 categories.
Yoni (yonī, योनी): defined in 19 categories.
Manu (मनु): defined in 19 categories.
Prapya (prāpya, प्राप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Sukham (सुखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Jana (जन, janā, जना): defined in 14 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, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), India history, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography)
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: “adharmarucayo mūḍhās tiryaggatiparāyaṇāḥ”
- adharma -
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adharma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- rucayo* -
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ruci (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ruci (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- mūḍhās -
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mūḍha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mūḍhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √muh class 4 verb]√muh -> mūḍhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √muh class 4 verb]
- tiryaggati -
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tiryaggati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- parāyaṇāḥ -
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parāyaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]parāyaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “kṛcchrāṃ yonimanuprāpya na sukhaṃ vindate janāḥ”
- kṛcchrām -
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kṛcchrā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- yoni -
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yonī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yonin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yonin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- manu -
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manu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]manu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]manu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- prāpya -
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prāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vindate -
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√vid -> vindat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vindat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vindat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid -> vindat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid (verb class 6)[present middle third single]√vid (verb class 7)[present middle third plural]
- janāḥ -
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jana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]janā (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 1076 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.