Sanskrit quote nr. 1294 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनसूयार्जवं शौचं संतोषः प्रियवादिता ।
दमः सत्यमनायासो न भवन्ति दुरात्मनाम् ॥anasūyārjavaṃ śaucaṃ saṃtoṣaḥ priyavāditā |
damaḥ satyamanāyāso na bhavanti durātmanām ||
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.
Anasuya (anasūya, अनसूय, anasūyā, अनसूया): defined in 4 categories.
Arjava (ārjava, आर्जव): defined in 6 categories.
Shauca (sauca, śauca, शौच): defined in 12 categories.
Priyavadita (priyavāditā, प्रियवादिता): defined in 1 categories.
Dama (दम): defined in 14 categories.
Satyam (सत्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Satya (सत्य): defined in 20 categories.
Anayasa (anāyāsa, अनायास): defined in 7 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Bhavanti (bhavantī, भवन्ती): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Duratman (durātman, दुरात्मन्): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Kannada, Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Marathi, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali, Pali, Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
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: “anasūyārjavaṃ śaucaṃ saṃtoṣaḥ priyavāditā”
- anasūyā -
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anasūya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anasūya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]anasūyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ārjavam -
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ārjava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ārjava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ārjavā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śaucam -
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śauca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śauca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- santoṣaḥ -
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santoṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- priyavāditā -
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priyavāditā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “damaḥ satyamanāyāso na bhavanti durātmanām”
- damaḥ -
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dama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- satyam -
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satyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]satya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anāyāso* -
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anāyāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhavanti -
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bhavanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhavantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- durātmanām -
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durātman (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]durātman (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]durātmanā (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 1294 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.