Sanskrit quote nr. 1561 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनेन भवति श्रेष्ठो मुच्यन्ते च सभासदः ।
कर्तारमेनो गच्छेच्च निन्द्यो यत्र हि निन्द्यते ॥anena bhavati śreṣṭho mucyante ca sabhāsadaḥ |
kartārameno gacchecca nindyo yatra hi nindyate ||
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.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Anena (अनेन): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Shreshtha (srestha, śreṣṭha, श्रेष्ठ): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Sabhasad (sabhāsad, सभासद्): defined in 1 categories.
Sabhasada (sabhāsada, सभासद): defined in 3 categories.
Kartri (kartr, kartṛ, कर्तृ): defined in 13 categories.
Enas (एनस्): defined in 1 categories.
Nindya (निन्द्य): defined in 4 categories.
Yatra (यत्र): defined in 12 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Nindyata (nindyatā, निन्द्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry)
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: “anena bhavati śreṣṭho mucyante ca sabhāsadaḥ”
- anena -
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anena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anena (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ana (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- bhavati -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- śreṣṭho* -
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śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mucyante -
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√muc (verb class 6)[present passive third plural]√muc (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]√muñc (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sabhāsadaḥ -
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sabhāsad (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]sabhāsada (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kartārameno gacchecca nindyo yatra hi nindyate”
- kartāram -
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kartṛ (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- eno* -
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enas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- gacchec -
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√gam (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nindyo* -
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nindya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√nind -> nindya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √nind class 1 verb]
- yatra -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- nindyate -
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nindyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√nind (verb class 1)[present passive 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 1561 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.