Sanskrit quote nr. 1310 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनागतोपधं हिंस्रं दुर्बुद्धिमबहुश्रुतम् ।
त्यक्त्तोपात्तं मद्यपानद्यूतस्त्रीमृगयाप्रियम् ॥anāgatopadhaṃ hiṃsraṃ durbuddhimabahuśrutam |
tyakttopāttaṃ madyapānadyūtastrīmṛgayāpriyam ||
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, anāgatā, अनागता): defined in 9 categories.
Himsra (hiṃsra, हिंस्र): defined in 9 categories.
Durbuddhi (दुर्बुद्धि): defined in 6 categories.
Abahu (अबहु): defined in 1 categories.
Shruta (sruta, śruta, श्रुत): defined in 10 categories.
Tyaj (त्यज्): defined in 1 categories.
Tta (त्त, ttā, त्ता): defined in 2 categories.
Upatta (upātta, उपात्त): defined in 6 categories.
Madyapana (madyapāna, मद्यपान): defined in 5 categories.
Dyuta (dyūta, द्यूत): defined in 9 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Ric (rc, ṛc, ऋच्): defined in 2 categories.
Aya (ayā, अया): defined in 14 categories.
Apriya (अप्रिय): 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, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, Prakrit, India history, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “anāgatopadhaṃ hiṃsraṃ durbuddhimabahuśrutam”
- anāgato -
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anāgata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anāgata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]anāgatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upadham -
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upadhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hiṃsram -
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hiṃsra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hiṃsra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hiṃsrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- durbuddhim -
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durbuddhi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]durbuddhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- abahu -
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abahu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abahu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abahu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- śrutam -
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śruta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śruta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śrutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śrut (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śrut (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]√śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
- Line 2: “tyakttopāttaṃ madyapānadyūtastrīmṛgayāpriyam”
- tyak -
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tyaj (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tyaj (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tto -
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tta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ttā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upāttam -
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upātta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]upātta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]upāttā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- madyapāna -
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madyapāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dyūta -
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dyūta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- strīm -
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strī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ṛg -
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ṛc (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- ayā -
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ayā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]aya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]e (noun, masculine)[compound], [instrumental single]ā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- apriyam -
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apriya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apriya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]apriyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 1310 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.