Sanskrit quote nr. 1362 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असत्प्रतिग्रहे युक्त्तः स्तेनः कुत्सितयाजकः ।
अदोषस्त्यक्तुमन्योन्यं कर्मसंकरनिश्चयात् ॥asatpratigrahe yukttaḥ stenaḥ kutsitayājakaḥ |
adoṣastyaktumanyonyaṃ karmasaṃkaraniścayāt ||
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.
Asatpratigraha (असत्प्रतिग्रह): defined in 1 categories.
Yuj (युज्): defined in 2 categories.
Tta (त्त): defined in 2 categories.
Stena (स्तेन): defined in 4 categories.
Kutsita (kutsitā, कुत्सिता): defined in 8 categories.
Ajaka (अजक): defined in 5 categories.
Adosha (adosa, adoṣa, अदोष): defined in 7 categories.
Anyonyam (अन्योन्यम्): defined in 1 categories.
Anyonya (अन्योन्य): defined in 10 categories.
Nishcaya (niscaya, niścaya, निश्चय): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, India history, Prakrit, Hinduism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Kannada, Jainism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jain philosophy, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “asatpratigrahe yukttaḥ stenaḥ kutsitayājakaḥ”
- asatpratigrahe -
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asatpratigraha (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- yuk -
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yuj (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yuj (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ttaḥ -
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tta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- stenaḥ -
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stena (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kutsitayā -
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kutsitā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]√kuts -> kutsitā (participle, feminine)[instrumental single from √kuts class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √kuts class 4 verb], [instrumental single from √kuts class 10 verb]
- ajakaḥ -
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ajaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “adoṣastyaktumanyonyaṃ karmasaṃkaraniścayāt”
- adoṣas -
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adoṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tyaktum -
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√tyaj -> tyaktum (infinitive)[infinitive from √tyaj]
- anyonyam -
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anyonyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anyonya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anyonya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anyonyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- saṅkara -
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saṅkara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- niścayāt -
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niścaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative 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 1362 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.