Sanskrit quote nr. 1304 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनागतवर्तीं चिन्तां कृत्वा यस्तु प्रहृष्यति ।
स तिरस्कारमाप्नोति भग्नभाण्डो द्विजो यथा ॥anāgatavartīṃ cintāṃ kṛtvā yastu prahṛṣyati |
sa tiraskāramāpnoti bhagnabhāṇḍo dvijo yathā ||
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.
Anagata (anāgata, अनागत): defined in 9 categories.
Varti (vartī, वर्ती): defined in 11 categories.
Cinta (cintā, चिन्ता): defined in 14 categories.
Kritva (krtva, kṛtvā, कृत्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Kritvan (krtvan, kṛtvan, कृत्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Tiraskara (tiraskāra, तिरस्कार): defined in 5 categories.
Bhagnabhanda (bhagnabhāṇḍa, भग्नभाण्ड): defined in 1 categories.
Dvija (द्विज): defined in 8 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, India history, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Nepali
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: “anāgatavartīṃ cintāṃ kṛtvā yastu prahṛṣyati”
- anāgata -
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anāgata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anāgata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vartīm -
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vartī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- cintām -
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cintā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yas -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- hṛṣyati -
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√hṛṣ -> hṛṣyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]√hṛṣ -> hṛṣyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]√hṛṣ (verb class 4)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “sa tiraskāramāpnoti bhagnabhāṇḍo dvijo yathā”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tiraskāram -
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tiraskāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- āpnoti -
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√āp (verb class 5)[present active third single]
- bhagnabhāṇḍo* -
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bhagnabhāṇḍa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dvijo* -
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dvija (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 1304 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.