Sanskrit quote nr. 632 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतीन्द्रियायां परलोकवृत्ताव् इहैव तीव्राशुभपाकशंसी ।
दृष्येत नाशो यदि नाम नाशु न कः कुकृत्येन यतेत भूत्यै ॥atīndriyāyāṃ paralokavṛttāv ihaiva tīvrāśubhapākaśaṃsī |
dṛṣyeta nāśo yadi nāma nāśu na kaḥ kukṛtyena yateta bhūtyai ||
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.
Atindriya (atīndriyā, अतीन्द्रिया): defined in 11 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Tivra (tīvra, तीव्र, tīvrā, तीव्रा): defined in 13 categories.
Ashubha (asubha, aśubha, अशुभ): defined in 13 categories.
Paka (pāka, पाक): defined in 18 categories.
Shamsin (samsin, śaṃsin, शंसिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Drishya (drsya, dṛṣyā, दृष्या): defined in 11 categories.
Ita (इत): defined in 6 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kukritya (kukrtya, kukṛtya, कुकृत्य): defined in 2 categories.
Bhuti (bhūti, भूति): defined in 11 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: “atīndriyāyāṃ paralokavṛttāv ihaiva tīvrāśubhapākaśaṃsī”
- atīndriyāyām -
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atīndriyā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- Cannot analyse paralokavṛttāv*ih
- ihai -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- tīvrā -
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tīvra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tīvra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tīvrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aśubha -
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aśubha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aśubha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pāka -
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pāka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pāka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śaṃsī -
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śaṃsin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “dṛṣyeta nāśo yadi nāma nāśu na kaḥ kukṛtyena yateta bhūtyai”
- dṛṣye -
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dṛṣyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ita -
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ita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- nāśo* -
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nāśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- nāma -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- nā -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- āśu -
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āśu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āśu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]āśu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]āśu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āśu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kukṛtyena -
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kukṛtya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- yateta -
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√yat (verb class 1)[optative middle third single]
- bhūtyai -
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bhūti (noun, feminine)[dative 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 632 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.