Sanskrit quote nr. 1833 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्यो धनं प्रेतगतस्य भुङ्क्ते वयांसि चाग्निश्च शरीरधातून् ।
द्वाभ्यामयं सह गच्छत्यमुत्र पुण्येन पापेन च वेष्ट्यमानः ॥anyo dhanaṃ pretagatasya bhuṅkte vayāṃsi cāgniśca śarīradhātūn |
dvābhyāmayaṃ saha gacchatyamutra puṇyena pāpena ca veṣṭyamānaḥ ||
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.
Ani (anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Dhana (धन): defined in 16 categories.
Pretagata (प्रेतगत): defined in 1 categories.
Vayas (वयस्): defined in 5 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Agni (अग्नि): defined in 24 categories.
Dva (द्व, dvā, द्वा): defined in 2 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Saha (सह): defined in 12 categories.
Gacchat (गच्छत्): defined in 2 categories.
Amutra (अमुत्र): defined in 3 categories.
Papa (pāpa, पाप): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “anyo dhanaṃ pretagatasya bhuṅkte vayāṃsi cāgniśca śarīradhātūn”
- anyo* -
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anī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- dhanam -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- pretagatasya -
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pretagata (noun, masculine)[genitive single]pretagata (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- bhuṅkte -
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√bhuj (verb class 7)[present middle third single]
- vayāṃsi -
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vayas (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- agniś -
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agni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śarīradhātūn -
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śarīradhātu (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “dvābhyāmayaṃ saha gacchatyamutra puṇyena pāpena ca veṣṭyamānaḥ”
- dvābhyām -
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dva (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]dva (noun, neuter)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]dvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- saha -
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saha (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]saha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- gacchatya -
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gacchat (noun, masculine)[locative single]gacchat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√gam (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- amutra -
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amutra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- puṇyena -
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puṇya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]puṇya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √puṇ class 10 verb]√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
- pāpena -
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pāpa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]pāpa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- veṣṭyamānaḥ -
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√veṣṭ -> veṣṭyamāna (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √veṣṭ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √veṣṭ]
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 1833 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.