Sanskrit quote nr. 247 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अघं स केवलं भुङ्क्ते यः पचत्यात्मकारणात् ।
यज्ञशिष्टाशनं ह्येतत् सतामन्नं विधीयते ॥aghaṃ sa kevalaṃ bhuṅkte yaḥ pacatyātmakāraṇāt |
yajñaśiṣṭāśanaṃ hyetat satāmannaṃ vidhīyate ||
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.
Agha (अघ): defined in 13 categories.
Kevalam (केवलम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kevala (केवल): defined in 14 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Pacatya (पचत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Makara (makāra, मकार): defined in 22 categories.
Na (ṇa, ण): defined in 12 categories.
Yajnashishtashana (yajnasistasana, yajñaśiṣṭāśana, यज्ञशिष्टाशन): defined in 1 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Anna (अन्न): defined in 18 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Vidhi (विधि): defined in 15 categories.
Iyat (इयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Iyata (iyatā, इयता): defined in 1 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: “aghaṃ sa kevalaṃ bhuṅkte yaḥ pacatyātmakāraṇāt”
- agham -
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aghā (noun, feminine)[adverb]agha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]agha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kevalam -
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kevalam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kevala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kevala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kevalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhuṅkte -
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√bhuj (verb class 7)[present middle third single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pacatyāt -
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pacatya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]pacatya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- makāra -
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makāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṇāt -
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ṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 2: “yajñaśiṣṭāśanaṃ hyetat satāmannaṃ vidhīyate”
- yajñaśiṣṭāśanam -
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yajñaśiṣṭāśana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- hye -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- etat -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- satām -
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sat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- annam -
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anna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]annā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vidhī -
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vidhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vidhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vidh (noun, masculine)[locative single]vidh (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- iyate -
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iyat (noun, masculine)[dative single]iyat (noun, neuter)[dative single]iyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√i (verb class 2)[present middle third 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 247 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.