Sanskrit quote nr. 44 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अकस्माद्द्वेष्टि यो भक्तम् आजन्मपरिसेवितम् ।
न व्यञ्जने रुचिर्यस्य त्याज्यो नृप इवातुरः ॥akasmāddveṣṭi yo bhaktam ājanmaparisevitam |
na vyañjane ruciryasya tyājyo nṛpa ivāturaḥ ||
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.
Akasmat (akasmāt, अकस्मात्): defined in 6 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Bhakta (भक्त): defined in 13 categories.
Ajanma (ājanma, आजन्म): defined in 7 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 9 categories.
Sevita (सेवित): defined in 8 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vyanjana (vyañjana, व्यञ्जन, vyañjanā, व्यञ्जना): defined in 14 categories.
Ruci (रुचि): defined in 12 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Tyajya (tyājya, त्याज्य): defined in 6 categories.
Nripa (nrpa, nṛpa, नृप): defined in 13 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Atura (अतुर): 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: “akasmāddveṣṭi yo bhaktam ājanmaparisevitam”
- akasmād -
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akasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dveṣṭi -
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√dviṣ (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhaktam -
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bhakta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhakta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhaktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ājanma -
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ājanma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sevitam -
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sevita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sevita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sevitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sīv -> sevita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √sīv]√sīv -> sevita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √sīv]√sīv -> sevitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √sīv]√sev -> sevita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sev class 1 verb]√sev -> sevita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sev class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sev class 1 verb]√sīv -> sevita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sīv]√sīv -> sevita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sīv], [accusative single from √sīv]
- Line 2: “na vyañjane ruciryasya tyājyo nṛpa ivāturaḥ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vyañjane -
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vyañjana (noun, masculine)[locative single]vyañjana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vyañjanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- rucir -
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ruci (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ruci (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- tyājyo* -
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tyājya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tyaj -> tyājya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tyaj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tyaj]
- nṛpa* -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aturaḥ -
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atura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tur (verb class 6)[imperfect active second 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 44 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.