Sanskrit quote nr. 7149 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

उपस्थिते विवाहे च दाने यज्ञे तथा विभो ।
समाचरति यो विघ्नं स मृत्वा जायते कृमिः ॥

upasthite vivāhe ca dāne yajñe tathā vibho |
samācarati yo vighnaṃ sa mṛtvā jāyate kṛmiḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Upasthita (उपस्थित, upasthitā, उपस्थिता): defined in 6 categories.
Upasthiti (उपस्थिति): defined in 5 categories.
Vivaha (vivāha, विवाह): defined in 18 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Dana (dāna, दान): defined in 22 categories.
Yajna (yajña, यज्ञ): defined in 12 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Vibhu (विभु): defined in 13 categories.
Sama (सम, samā, समा): defined in 27 categories.
Acarat (अचरत्): defined in 1 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Vighna (विघ्न): defined in 10 categories.
Jayat (jāyat, जायत्): defined in 1 categories.
Krimi (krmi, kṛmi, कृमि): defined in 13 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Buddhism, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vastushastra (architecture), Shaiva philosophy, Yoga (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)

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: “upasthite vivāhe ca dāne yajñe tathā vibho
  • upasthite -
  • upasthita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    upasthita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    upasthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    upasthiti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • vivāhe -
  • vivāha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vivāha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dāne -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dān (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • yajñe -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vibho -
  • vibhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vibhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “samācarati yo vighnaṃ sa mṛtvā jāyate kṛmiḥ
  • samā -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • acarati -
  • acarat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    acarat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vighnam -
  • vighna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mṛtvā -
  • mṛ -> mṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √mṛ]
    mṛ -> mṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √mṛ]
  • jāyate -
  • jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single]
  • kṛmiḥ -
  • kṛmi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛmi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 7149 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.

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