Sanskrit quote nr. 701 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अत्युन्नतपदं प्राप्तः पूज्यान् नैवावमानयेत् ।
नहुषः शक्रतां प्राप्तश् च्युतोऽगस्त्यावमाननात् ॥atyunnatapadaṃ prāptaḥ pūjyān naivāvamānayet |
nahuṣaḥ śakratāṃ prāptaś cyuto'gastyāvamānanāt ||
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.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Unnata (उन्नत): defined in 18 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Prapta (prāpta, प्राप्त): defined in 8 categories.
Pujya (pūjya, पूज्य): defined in 9 categories.
Naiva (नैव): defined in 3 categories.
Avama (अवम, avamā, अवमा): defined in 4 categories.
Nahus (नहुस्): defined in 1 categories.
Shakra (sakra, śakra, शक्र): defined in 17 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Cyut (च्युत्): defined in 1 categories.
Cyuta (च्युत): defined in 6 categories.
Agasti (agastī, अगस्ती): defined in 7 categories.
Agastya (अगस्त्य): defined in 14 categories.
Amanana (amānana, अमानन): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), 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: “atyunnatapadaṃ prāptaḥ pūjyān naivāvamānayet”
- atyu -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- unnata -
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unnata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]unnata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- padam -
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pada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- prāptaḥ -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pūjyān -
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pūjya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]pūjya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√pūj -> pūjya (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [ablative single from √pūj class 10 verb]√pūj -> pūjya (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
- naivā -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- avamā -
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avama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]avamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ānayet -
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√an (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “nahuṣaḥ śakratāṃ prāptaś cyuto'gastyāvamānanāt”
- nahuṣaḥ -
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nahuṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nahus (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- śakra -
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śakra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śakra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- prāptaś -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cyuto' -
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cyut (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]cyut (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]cyuta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- agastyāva -
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agastī (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]agastya (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- amānanāt -
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amānana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative 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 701 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.