Sanskrit quote nr. 722 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अत्रायातं पथिक भवता कर्मणाकारि पथ्यं तथ्यं ब्रूमः पुनरपि सखे साहसं मा विधासीः ।
वामाक्षीणां नयननलिनप्रान्तनिर्धूतधैर्याः स्वां मर्यादामिह हि नगरे योगिनोऽपि त्यजन्ति ॥

atrāyātaṃ pathika bhavatā karmaṇākāri pathyaṃ tathyaṃ brūmaḥ punarapi sakhe sāhasaṃ mā vidhāsīḥ |
vāmākṣīṇāṃ nayananalinaprāntanirdhūtadhairyāḥ svāṃ maryādāmiha hi nagare yogino'pi tyajanti ||

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.

Atra (अत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Pathika (पथिक): defined in 7 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Akarin (akārin, अकारिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Pathya (पथ्य): defined in 11 categories.
Tathya (तथ्य): defined in 5 categories.
Punar (पुनर्): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Sahasa (sāhasa, साहस): defined in 12 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Vidha (विध, vidhā, विधा): defined in 11 categories.
Asi (असि, asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Vamakshi (vamaksi, vāmākṣi, वामाक्षि, vāmākṣī, वामाक्षी): defined in 3 categories.
Nayana (नयन): defined in 14 categories.
Nalina (नलिन): defined in 7 categories.
Pranta (prānta, प्रान्त): defined in 7 categories.
Nirdhuta (nirdhūta, निर्धूत): defined in 4 categories.
Dhairya (धैर्य): defined in 8 categories.
Maryada (maryādā, मर्यादा): defined in 6 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Naga (नग): defined in 26 categories.
Ra (र, rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Yogin (योगिन्): defined in 7 categories.

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

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: “atrāyātaṃ pathika bhavatā karmaṇākāri pathyaṃ tathyaṃ brūmaḥ punarapi sakhe sāhasaṃ vidhāsīḥ
  • atrāyā -
  • atra (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • ātam -
  • at (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • pathika -
  • pathika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pathika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhavatā -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • karmaṇā -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • akāri -
  • akārin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    akārin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [aorist middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [aorist middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [aorist middle third single]
  • pathyam -
  • pathya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pathya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pathyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tathyam -
  • tathya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tathya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tathyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • brūmaḥ -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [present active first plural]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sakhe -
  • sakha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sakhi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • sāhasam -
  • sāhasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāhasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sāhasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mā* -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mās (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vidhā -
  • vidha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vidha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vidh (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vidhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vidh (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
    vidh (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • asīḥ -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “vāmākṣīṇāṃ nayananalinaprāntanirdhūtadhairyāḥ svāṃ maryādāmiha hi nagare yogino'pi tyajanti
  • vāmākṣīṇām -
  • vāmākṣi (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vāmākṣī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • nayana -
  • nayana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nayana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nalina -
  • nalina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prānta -
  • prānta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prānta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nirdhūta -
  • nirdhūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nirdhūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhairyā -
  • dhairya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • svām -
  • svā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • maryādām -
  • maryādā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • naga -
  • naga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • re -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yogino' -
  • yogin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yogin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • tyajanti -
  • tyaj -> tyajat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb]
    tyaj -> tyajantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
    tyaj (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]

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 722 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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