Sanskrit quote nr. 653 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अत्यन्तकोपः कटुका च वाणी दरिद्रता च स्वजनेषु वैरम् ।
नीचप्रसङ्गः कुलहीनसेवा चिह्नानि देहे नरकस्थितानाम् ॥atyantakopaḥ kaṭukā ca vāṇī daridratā ca svajaneṣu vairam |
nīcaprasaṅgaḥ kulahīnasevā cihnāni dehe narakasthitānām ||
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.
Atyanta (अत्यन्त): defined in 9 categories.
Kopa (कोप): defined in 12 categories.
Katuka (kaṭukā, कटुका): defined in 11 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Vani (vāṇi, वाणि, vāṇī, वाणी): defined in 15 categories.
Vanin (vāṇin, वाणिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Daridrat (दरिद्रत्): defined in 1 categories.
Daridrata (daridratā, दरिद्रता): defined in 1 categories.
Svajana (स्वजन): defined in 9 categories.
Vaira (वैर): defined in 11 categories.
Nica (nīca, नीच): defined in 13 categories.
Prasanga (prasaṅga, प्रसङ्ग): defined in 9 categories.
Kulahina (kulahīna, कुलहीन): defined in 4 categories.
Seva (sevā, सेवा): defined in 13 categories.
Cihna (चिह्न): defined in 11 categories.
Deha (देह): defined in 12 categories.
Naraka (नरक): defined in 14 categories.
Sthita (स्थित, sthitā, स्थिता): defined in 16 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: “atyantakopaḥ kaṭukā ca vāṇī daridratā ca svajaneṣu vairam”
- atyanta -
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atyanta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atyanta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kopaḥ -
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kopa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kaṭukā -
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kaṭukā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāṇī -
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vāṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]vāṇi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vāṇin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- daridratā -
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daridrat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]daridrat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]daridratā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- svajaneṣu -
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svajana (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- vairam -
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vaira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vaira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vairā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “nīcaprasaṅgaḥ kulahīnasevā cihnāni dehe narakasthitānām”
- nīca -
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nīca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nīca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prasaṅgaḥ -
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prasaṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kulahīna -
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kulahīna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kulahīna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sevā -
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sevā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- cihnāni -
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cihna (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dehe -
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deha (noun, masculine)[locative single]deha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- naraka -
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naraka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]naraka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sthitānām -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sthita (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sthitā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
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 653 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.