Sanskrit quote nr. 2097 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपूज्या यत्र पूज्यन्ते पूज्यानां तु विमानना ।
त्रीणि तत्र प्रवर्तन्ते दुर्भिक्षं मरणं भयम् ॥apūjyā yatra pūjyante pūjyānāṃ tu vimānanā |
trīṇi tatra pravartante durbhikṣaṃ maraṇaṃ bhayam ||
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.
Apujya (apūjya, अपूज्य, apūjyā, अपूज्या): defined in 2 categories.
Yatra (यत्र): defined in 12 categories.
Pujya (pūjya, पूज्य, pūjyā, पूज्या): defined in 9 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Vimana (vimāna, विमान): defined in 18 categories.
Na (nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Tatra (तत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Prava (प्रव, pravā, प्रवा): defined in 2 categories.
Ritam (rtam, ṛtam, ऋतम्): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Durbhiksha (durbhiksa, durbhikṣa, दुर्भिक्ष): defined in 8 categories.
Marana (maraṇa, मरण): defined in 23 categories.
Bhaya (भय): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Hindi, Nepali, Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “apūjyā yatra pūjyante pūjyānāṃ tu vimānanā”
- apūjyā* -
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apūjya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]apūjyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yatra -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pūjyante -
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√pūj (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]√pūj (verb class 10)[present passive third plural]
- pūjyānām -
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pūjya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]pūjya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]pūjyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]√pūj -> pūjya (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √pūj class 10 verb]√pūj -> pūjya (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √pūj class 10 verb]√pūj -> pūjyā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √pūj class 10 verb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vimāna -
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vimāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vimāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nā -
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nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “trīṇi tatra pravartante durbhikṣaṃ maraṇaṃ bhayam”
- Cannot analyse trīṇi*ta
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pravar -
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prava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pravā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ṛtan -
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ṛtam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- durbhikṣam -
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durbhikṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- maraṇam -
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maraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhayam -
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bhaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhaya (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 2097 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.