Sanskrit quote nr. 2437 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमर्त्याः सन्तु मर्त्या वा चेतनाः सन्त्वचेतनाः ।
दानमेव पुरस्कृत्य स्तूयन्ते भुवनैस्त्रिभिः ॥amartyāḥ santu martyā vā cetanāḥ santvacetanāḥ |
dānameva puraskṛtya stūyante bhuvanaistribhiḥ ||
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.
Amartya (अमर्त्य, amartyā, अमर्त्या): defined in 5 categories.
Martya (मर्त्य, martyā, मर्त्या): defined in 7 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Cetana (चेतन, cetanā, चेतना): defined in 14 categories.
Santva (सन्त्व): defined in 2 categories.
Acetana (अचेतन, acetanā, अचेतना): defined in 11 categories.
Dana (dāna, दान): defined in 23 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Puraskritya (puraskrtya, puraskṛtya, पुरस्कृत्य): defined in 2 categories.
Bhuvana (भुवन): defined in 13 categories.
Tri (त्रि): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry)
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: “amartyāḥ santu martyā vā cetanāḥ santvacetanāḥ”
- amartyāḥ -
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amartya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]amartyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- santu -
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√as (verb class 2)[imperative active third plural]
- martyā* -
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martya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]martyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- cetanāḥ -
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cetana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]cetanā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- santva -
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santva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[imperative active third plural]
- acetanāḥ -
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acetana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]acetanā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “dānameva puraskṛtya stūyante bhuvanaistribhiḥ”
- dānam -
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dāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- puraskṛtya -
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puraskṛtya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- stūyante -
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√stu (verb class 2)[present passive third plural]
- bhuvanais -
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bhuvana (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]bhuvana (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- tribhiḥ -
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tri (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
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 2437 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.