Sanskrit quote nr. 1264 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनर्थितर्पणं वित्तं चित्तमध्यानदर्पणम् ।
अतीर्थसर्पणं देहं पर्यन्ते शोच्यतां व्रजेत् ॥anarthitarpaṇaṃ vittaṃ cittamadhyānadarpaṇam |
atīrthasarpaṇaṃ dehaṃ paryante śocyatāṃ vrajet ||
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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.
Vitta (वित्त): defined in 12 categories.
Citta (चित्त): defined in 22 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Atirtha (atīrtha, अतीर्थ): defined in 1 categories.
Sarpana (sarpaṇa, सर्पण): defined in 3 categories.
Deha (देह): defined in 12 categories.
Paryante (पर्यन्ते): defined in 1 categories.
Paryanta (पर्यन्त, paryantā, पर्यन्ता): defined in 9 categories.
Shocyata (socyata, śocyatā, शोच्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Buddhist philosophy, Shaiva philosophy, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life)
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: “anarthitarpaṇaṃ vittaṃ cittamadhyānadarpaṇam”
- Cannot analyse anarthitarpaṇam*vi
- vittam -
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vitta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vitta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vittā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- cittam -
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citta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]citta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cittā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√cit (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- adhyān -
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√dhyā (verb class 2)[imperfect active third plural]
- ad -
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ad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- arpaṇam -
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arpaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]arpaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “atīrthasarpaṇaṃ dehaṃ paryante śocyatāṃ vrajet”
- atīrtha -
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atīrtha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sarpaṇam -
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sarpaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- deham -
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deha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]deha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- paryante -
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paryante (indeclinable)[indeclinable]paryanta (noun, masculine)[locative single]paryanta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]paryantā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- śocyatām -
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śocyatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√śuc (verb class 0)[imperative passive third single]√śuc (verb class 0)[imperative passive third single]
- vrajet -
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√vraj (verb class 1)[optative active third 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 1264 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.