Sanskrit quote nr. 1139 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधोगतिं च सम्प्राप्य बिसाः पङ्ककलङ्किताः ।
गुणिनो निर्गुणैर्दाशैः कृष्टाः स्वाङ्कुरदर्शिताः ॥adhogatiṃ ca samprāpya bisāḥ paṅkakalaṅkitāḥ |
guṇino nirguṇairdāśaiḥ kṛṣṭāḥ svāṅkuradarśitāḥ ||
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.
Adhogati (अधोगति): defined in 5 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Samprapya (samprāpya, सम्प्राप्य): defined in 4 categories.
Bisa (बिस): defined in 7 categories.
Panka (paṅka, पङ्क): defined in 11 categories.
Kalankita (kalaṅkita, कलङ्कित, kalaṅkitā, कलङ्किता): defined in 3 categories.
Gunin (guṇin, गुणिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Nirguna (nirguṇa, निर्गुण): defined in 8 categories.
Krishta (krsta, kṛṣṭa, कृष्ट, kṛṣṭā, कृष्टा): defined in 3 categories.
Ankura (aṅkura, अङ्कुर): defined in 14 categories.
Darshita (darsita, darśita, दर्शित, darśitā, दर्शिता): defined in 11 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: “adhogatiṃ ca samprāpya bisāḥ paṅkakalaṅkitāḥ”
- adhogatim -
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adhogati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]adhogati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- samprāpya -
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samprāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]samprāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bisā -
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bisa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- paṅka -
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paṅka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paṅka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kalaṅkitāḥ -
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kalaṅkita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kalaṅkitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “guṇino nirguṇairdāśaiḥ kṛṣṭāḥ svāṅkuradarśitāḥ”
- guṇino* -
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guṇin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]guṇin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- nirguṇair -
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nirguṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]nirguṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- dāśai -
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dāś (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]dāś (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√dāś (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]√dāś (verb class 2)[imperative middle first single]
- aiḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single]
- kṛṣṭāḥ -
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kṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kṛṣ -> kṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛṣ class 6 verb]√kṛṣ -> kṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛṣ class 6 verb]
- svā -
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sva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]svā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṅkura -
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aṅkura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- darśitāḥ -
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darśita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]darśitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√dṛś -> darśita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √dṛś], [vocative plural from √dṛś]√dṛś -> darśitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √dṛś], [vocative plural from √dṛś], [accusative plural from √dṛś]
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 1139 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.