Sanskrit quote nr. 714 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अत्र यत् पतितं वर्णबिन्दुमात्राविसर्गकम् ।
भ्रमप्रमाददोषाद्धि क्षन्तव्यं तत् सुबुद्धिभिः ॥atra yat patitaṃ varṇabindumātrāvisargakam |
bhramapramādadoṣāddhi kṣantavyaṃ tat subuddhibhiḥ ||
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.
Atra (अत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Patita (पतित): defined in 15 categories.
Varna (varṇa, वर्ण): defined in 26 categories.
Bindu (बिन्दु): defined in 20 categories.
Visarga (विसर्ग): defined in 9 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Bhrama (भ्रम): defined in 10 categories.
Pramada (pramāda, प्रमाद): defined in 16 categories.
Dosha (dosa, doṣa, दोष): defined in 21 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Kshantavya (ksantavya, kṣantavya, क्षन्तव्य): defined in 3 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Subuddhi (सुबुद्धि): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Vastushastra (architecture), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jain philosophy, Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “atra yat patitaṃ varṇabindumātrāvisargakam”
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yat -
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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]
- patitam -
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patita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]patita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]patitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√pat -> patita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]√pat -> patita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]
- varṇa -
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varṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]varṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bindum -
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bindu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ātrā -
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- visarga -
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visarga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kam -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “bhramapramādadoṣāddhi kṣantavyaṃ tat subuddhibhiḥ”
- bhrama -
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bhrama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√bhram (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- pramāda -
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pramāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- doṣāddh -
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doṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- kṣantavyam -
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kṣantavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣantavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣantavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṣam -> kṣantavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṣam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṣam class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṣam class 4 verb]√kṣam -> kṣantavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṣam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṣam class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṣam class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṣam class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṣam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kṣam class 4 verb]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- subuddhibhiḥ -
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subuddhi (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]subuddhi (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]subuddhi (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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 714 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.