Sanskrit quote nr. 2422 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमनस्कं गते चित्ते जायते कर्मणां क्षयः ।
यथा चित्रपटे दग्धे दह्यते चित्रसंचयः ॥amanaskaṃ gate citte jāyate karmaṇāṃ kṣayaḥ |
yathā citrapaṭe dagdhe dahyate citrasaṃcayaḥ ||
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.
Amanaska (अमनस्क): defined in 5 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gata (गत, gatā, गता): defined in 10 categories.
Gati (गति): defined in 22 categories.
Citta (चित्त, cittā, चित्ता): defined in 22 categories.
Citti (चित्ति): defined in 10 categories.
Jayat (jāyat, जायत्): defined in 1 categories.
Kshaya (ksaya, kṣaya, क्षय): defined in 18 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Citrapata (citrapaṭa, चित्रपट): defined in 4 categories.
Dagdha (दग्ध, dagdhā, दग्धा): defined in 12 categories.
Citra (चित्र): defined in 26 categories.
Sancaya (sañcaya, सञ्चय): defined in 10 categories.
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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: “amanaskaṃ gate citte jāyate karmaṇāṃ kṣayaḥ”
- amanaskam -
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amanaska (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]amanaska (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]amanaskā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gate -
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gat (noun, masculine)[dative single]gat (noun, neuter)[dative single]gata (noun, masculine)[locative single]gata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]gatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]gati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]gati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- citte -
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citta (noun, masculine)[locative single]citta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]cittā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]citti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- jāyate -
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√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai (verb class 1)[present middle third single]√jan (verb class 4)[present middle third single]
- karmaṇām -
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karman (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- kṣayaḥ -
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kṣaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kṣi (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “yathā citrapaṭe dagdhe dahyate citrasaṃcayaḥ”
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- citrapaṭe -
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citrapaṭa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- dagdhe -
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dagdha (noun, masculine)[locative single]dagdha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dagdhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dahyate -
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√dah (verb class 1)[present passive third single]
- citra -
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citra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]citra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sañcayaḥ -
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sañcaya (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 2422 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.