Sanskrit quote nr. 679 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अत्यादरेण निहितं मयि यद्भवत्या तत्प्रेमहेम किमभूदिति नैव जाने ।
उत्सृज्य किं तदिह पातकमुत्तराणि प्राणा अपि प्रियतमे कतमे भवेयुः ॥atyādareṇa nihitaṃ mayi yadbhavatyā tatpremahema kimabhūditi naiva jāne |
utsṛjya kiṃ tadiha pātakamuttarāṇi prāṇā api priyatame katame bhaveyuḥ ||
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.
Atyadara (atyādara, अत्यादर): defined in 2 categories.
Nihita (निहित): defined in 9 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Naiva (नैव): defined in 3 categories.
Jana (jāna, जान): defined in 14 categories.
Jani (jāni, जानि): defined in 12 categories.
Utsrijya (utsrjya, utsṛjya, उत्सृज्य): defined in 3 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Pataka (pātaka, पातक): defined in 15 categories.
Uttara (उत्तर): defined in 25 categories.
Prana (prāṇa, प्राण, prāṇā, प्राणा): defined in 16 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Priyatama (प्रियतम, priyatamā, प्रियतमा): defined in 7 categories.
Kata (कत): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Tamil, Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), India history, Prakrit, Jainism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Gitashastra (science of music), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Jain 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: “atyādareṇa nihitaṃ mayi yadbhavatyā tatpremahema kimabhūditi naiva jāne”
- atyādareṇa -
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atyādara (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- nihitam -
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nihita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nihita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nihitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mayi -
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mayī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[locative single]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhavatyā -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]bhavant (pronoun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- premahe -
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√pre (verb class 2)[present middle first plural]
- ma -
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ma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- abhūd -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[aorist active third single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- naiva -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- jāne -
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jāna (noun, masculine)[locative single]jāna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jāni (noun, masculine)[vocative single]jāni (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√jñā (verb class 9)[present middle first single]
- Line 2: “utsṛjya kiṃ tadiha pātakamuttarāṇi prāṇā api priyatame katame bhaveyuḥ”
- utsṛjya -
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utsṛjya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]utsṛjya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]utsṛjya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pātakam -
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pātaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pātaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pātakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- uttarāṇi -
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uttara (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- prāṇā* -
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prāṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prāṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- priyatame -
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priyatama (noun, masculine)[locative single]priyatama (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]priyatamā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kata -
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kata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- bhaveyuḥ -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third 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 679 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.