Sanskrit quote nr. 2046 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपि ब्रह्मवधं कृत्वा प्रायश्चित्तेन शुध्यति ।
तदर्थेन विचीर्णेन न कथंचित्सुहृद्द्रुहः ॥api brahmavadhaṃ kṛtvā prāyaścittena śudhyati |
tadarthena vicīrṇena na kathaṃcitsuhṛddruhaḥ ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Brahmavadha (ब्रह्मवध): defined in 1 categories.
Kritva (krtva, kṛtvā, कृत्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Kritvan (krtvan, kṛtvan, कृत्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Prayashcitta (prayascitta, prāyaścitta, प्रायश्चित्त): defined in 11 categories.
Tadartha (तदर्थ): defined in 3 categories.
Vicirna (vicīrṇa, विचीर्ण): defined in 1 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Druha (द्रुह): defined in 1 categories.
Druh (द्रुह्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Jain philosophy, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaiva 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: “api brahmavadhaṃ kṛtvā prāyaścittena śudhyati”
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- brahmavadham -
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brahmavadha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prāyaścittena -
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prāyaścitta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]prāyaścitta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- śudhyati -
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√śudh -> śudhyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śudh class 4 verb]√śudh -> śudhyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √śudh class 4 verb]√śudh (verb class 4)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “tadarthena vicīrṇena na kathaṃcitsuhṛddruhaḥ”
- tadarthena -
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tadartha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]tadartha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vicīrṇena -
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vicīrṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vicīrṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kathañ -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- citsu -
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cit (noun, feminine)[locative plural]cit (noun, masculine)[locative plural]cit (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- hṛd -
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hṛd (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb]hṛt (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]hṛt (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- druhaḥ -
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druha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]druh (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]druh (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive 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 2046 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.