Sanskrit quote nr. 172 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अगम्यगमनात् प्रायः प्रायश्चित्तीयते जनः ।
अगम्यं त्वद्यशो याति सर्वत्रैव च पावनम् ॥agamyagamanāt prāyaḥ prāyaścittīyate janaḥ |
agamyaṃ tvadyaśo yāti sarvatraiva ca pāvanam ||
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.
Praya (prāya, प्राय): defined in 8 categories.
Prayas (prāyas, प्रायस्): defined in 4 categories.
Prayashcittiyata (prayascittiyata, prāyaścittīyatā, प्रायश्चित्तीयता): defined in 1 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Janas (जनस्): defined in 1 categories.
Agamya (अगम्य): defined in 6 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Yashas (yasas, yaśas, यशस्): defined in 6 categories.
Yat (yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sarvatra (सर्वत्र): defined in 10 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Pavana (pāvana, पावन): defined in 19 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, Jainism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Buddhism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shilpashastra (iconography), 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: “agamyagamanāt prāyaḥ prāyaścittīyate janaḥ”
- agamyagam -
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agamyagā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anāt -
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ana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- prāyaḥ -
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prāyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prāya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prāyaścittīyate -
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prāyaścittīyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- janaḥ -
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janas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]jana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “agamyaṃ tvadyaśo yāti sarvatraiva ca pāvanam”
- agamyam -
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agamya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]agamya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]agamyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tvad -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[ablative single]
- yaśo* -
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yaśas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yaśas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yaśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yāti -
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yāt (noun, masculine)[locative single]yāt (noun, neuter)[locative single]√yā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- sarvatrai -
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sarvatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pāvanam -
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pāvanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]pāvana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pāvana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [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 172 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.