Sanskrit quote nr. 646 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतो हास्यतरं लोके किंचिदन्यन्न विद्यते ।
यत्र दुर्जन इत्याह दुर्जनः सज्जनं स्वयम् ॥ato hāsyataraṃ loke kiṃcidanyanna vidyate |
yatra durjana ityāha durjanaḥ sajjanaṃ svayam ||
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.
Atah (ataḥ, अतः): defined in 1 categories.
Hasyatara (hāsyatara, हास्यतर): defined in 1 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Ani (अनि, anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Anna (अन्न): defined in 18 categories.
Yatra (यत्र): defined in 12 categories.
Durjana (दुर्जन): defined in 7 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Itya (इत्य, ityā, इत्या): defined in 1 categories.
Sajjana (सज्जन): defined in 7 categories.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Marathi, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Prakrit, Tamil, Nepali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
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: “ato hāsyataraṃ loke kiṃcidanyanna vidyate”
- ato* -
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ataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- hāsyataram -
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hāsyatara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hāsyatara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hāsyatarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- loke -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- kiñcid -
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kiñcid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- anya -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]anya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√an -> anya (absolutive)[absolutive from √an]
- anna -
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anna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidyate -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 6)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 7)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “yatra durjana ityāha durjanaḥ sajjanaṃ svayam”
- yatra -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- durjana* -
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durjana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ityā -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]itya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]itya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> itya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]ityā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
- āha -
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√ah (verb class 5)[perfect active third single]
- durjanaḥ -
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durjana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sajjanam -
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sajjana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sajjana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sajjanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 646 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.