Sanskrit quote nr. 7103 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपभोगैरपि त्यक्तं नात्मानमवसादयेत् ।
चण्डालत्वेऽपि मानुष्यं सर्वथा तात दुर्लभम् ॥upabhogairapi tyaktaṃ nātmānamavasādayet |
caṇḍālatve'pi mānuṣyaṃ sarvathā tāta durlabham ||
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.
Upabhoga (उपभोग): defined in 9 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Tyakta (त्यक्त): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Mana (māna, मान): defined in 24 categories.
Avas (अवस्): defined in 2 categories.
Avasa (अवस, avasā, अवसा): defined in 13 categories.
Candalatva (caṇḍālatva, चण्डालत्व): defined in 2 categories.
Manushya (manusya, mānuṣya, मानुष्य): defined in 11 categories.
Sarvatha (sarvathā, सर्वथा): defined in 7 categories.
Tata (tāta, तात): defined in 18 categories.
Durlabha (दुर्लभ): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nepali
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: “upabhogairapi tyaktaṃ nātmānamavasādayet”
- upabhogair -
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upabhoga (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tyaktam -
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tyakta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tyakta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tyaktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√tyaj -> tyakta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]√tyaj -> tyakta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √tyaj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
- nāt -
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na (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]na (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- mānam -
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māna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]māna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√man -> māna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> māna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
- avasā -
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avasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]avas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]avasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ādayet -
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√ad (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “caṇḍālatve'pi mānuṣyaṃ sarvathā tāta durlabham”
- caṇḍālatve' -
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caṇḍālatva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- mānuṣyam -
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mānuṣya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mānuṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mānuṣyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sarvathā -
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sarvathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tāta -
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tāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- durlabham -
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durlabha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]durlabha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]durlabhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 7103 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.