Sanskrit quote nr. 1906 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपथ्यस्य च भुक्तस्य दन्तस्य चलितस्य च ।
अमात्यस्य च दुष्टस्य समूलोद्धरणं सुखम् ॥apathyasya ca bhuktasya dantasya calitasya ca |
amātyasya ca duṣṭasya samūloddharaṇaṃ sukham ||
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.
Apathya (अपथ्य): defined in 5 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Bhukta (भुक्त): defined in 8 categories.
Danta (दन्त): defined in 20 categories.
Calita (चलित): defined in 7 categories.
Amatya (amātya, अमात्य): defined in 11 categories.
Dushta (dusta, duṣṭa, दुष्ट): defined in 16 categories.
Samula (samūla, समूल, samūlā, समूला): defined in 9 categories.
Uddharana (uddharaṇa, उद्धरण): defined in 8 categories.
Sukham (सुखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Jainism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Gitashastra (science of music), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Buddhist philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (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: “apathyasya ca bhuktasya dantasya calitasya ca”
- apathyasya -
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apathya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]apathya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhuktasya -
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bhukta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]bhukta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- dantasya -
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danta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- calitasya -
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calita (noun, masculine)[genitive single]calita (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “amātyasya ca duṣṭasya samūloddharaṇaṃ sukham”
- amātyasya -
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amātya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- duṣṭasya -
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duṣṭa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]duṣṭa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- samūlo -
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samūla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]samūla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]samūlā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uddharaṇam -
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uddharaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uddharaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 1906 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.