Sanskrit quote nr. 441 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अज्ञानात् कुरुते श्राद्धं योऽभिश्रवणवर्जितम् ।
श्राद्धहन्ता भवेत्कर्ता निराशाः पितरो गताः ॥ajñānāt kurute śrāddhaṃ yo'bhiśravaṇavarjitam |
śrāddhahantā bhavetkartā nirāśāḥ pitaro gatāḥ ||
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.
Ajnanat (ajñānāt, अज्ञानात्): defined in 1 categories.
Ajnana (ajñāna, अज्ञान): defined in 12 categories.
Kuruta (kurutā, कुरुता): defined in 4 categories.
Shraddha (sraddha, śrāddha, श्राद्ध): defined in 20 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yu (यु): defined in 6 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Abhishravana (abhisravana, abhiśravaṇa, अभिश्रवण): defined in 2 categories.
Varjita (वर्जित): defined in 7 categories.
Hantri (hantr, hantṛ, हन्तृ): defined in 3 categories.
Karta (कर्त): defined in 8 categories.
Pitri (pitr, pitṛ, पितृ): defined in 14 categories.
Gata (गत, gatā, गता): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Gitashastra (science of music), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
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: “ajñānāt kurute śrāddhaṃ yo'bhiśravaṇavarjitam”
- ajñānāt -
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ajñānāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ajñāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ajñāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- kurute -
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kurutā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present middle third single]
- śrāddham -
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śrāddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śrāddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- yo' -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- abhiśravaṇa -
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abhiśravaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- varjitam -
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varjita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]varjita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]varjitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “śrāddhahantā bhavetkartā nirāśāḥ pitaro gatāḥ”
- śrāddha -
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śrāddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śrāddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hantā -
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hantṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√han (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]√han (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- kartā* -
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karta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- nirāśāḥ -
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nirāśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nirāśā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pitaro* -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- gatāḥ -
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gata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 441 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.