Sanskrit quote nr. 179 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अगस्त्यस्य मुनेः शापाद् ब्रह्मस्यन्दनमास्थितः ।
महासुखात् परिभ्रष्टो नहुषः सर्पतां गतः ॥agastyasya muneḥ śāpād brahmasyandanamāsthitaḥ |
mahāsukhāt paribhraṣṭo nahuṣaḥ sarpatāṃ gataḥ ||
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.
Agastya (अगस्त्य): defined in 14 categories.
Muni (मुनि): defined in 18 categories.
Shapa (sapa, śāpa, शाप): defined in 11 categories.
Brahma (ब्रह्म): defined in 24 categories.
Nama (नम): defined in 19 categories.
Asthita (अस्थित): defined in 6 categories.
Mahasukha (mahāsukha, महासुख): defined in 3 categories.
Paribhrashta (paribhrasta, paribhraṣṭa, परिभ्रष्ट): defined in 2 categories.
Nahus (नहुस्): defined in 1 categories.
Sarpat (सर्पत्): defined in 4 categories.
Sarpata (sarpatā, सर्पता): defined in 1 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gata (गत): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Yoga (school of philosophy)
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: “agastyasya muneḥ śāpād brahmasyandanamāsthitaḥ”
- agastyasya -
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agastya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- muneḥ -
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muni (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- śāpād -
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śāpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- brahmasya -
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brahma (noun, masculine)[genitive single]brahma (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√brahm (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- anda -
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√and (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- namā -
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nama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√nam (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- asthitaḥ -
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asthita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “mahāsukhāt paribhraṣṭo nahuṣaḥ sarpatāṃ gataḥ”
- mahāsukhāt -
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mahāsukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]mahāsukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- paribhraṣṭo* -
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paribhraṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nahuṣaḥ -
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nahuṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nahus (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- sarpatām -
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sarpat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sarpatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√sṛp -> sarpat (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √sṛp class 1 verb]√sṛp -> sarpat (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √sṛp class 1 verb]√sṛp (verb class 1)[imperative active third dual]
- gataḥ -
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gat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]gata (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 179 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.