Sanskrit quote nr. 7355 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ऋणपापसमुद्धाराद् ऋणोद्धारो वरः स्मृतः ।
परलोके दहेत् पापम् ऋणाग्निरिह तत्र च ॥ṛṇapāpasamuddhārād ṛṇoddhāro varaḥ smṛtaḥ |
paraloke dahet pāpam ṛṇāgniriha tatra ca ||
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.
Rina (rna, ṛṇa, ऋण, ṛṇā, ऋणा): defined in 7 categories.
Papa (pāpa, पाप): defined in 13 categories.
Samuddhara (samuddhāra, समुद्धार): defined in 4 categories.
Rinoddhara (rnoddhara, ṛṇoddhāra, ऋणोद्धार): defined in 1 categories.
Vara (वर): defined in 23 categories.
Varas (वरस्): defined in 2 categories.
Smrita (smrta, smṛta, स्मृत): defined in 4 categories.
Paraloka (परलोक): defined in 10 categories.
Papam (pāpam, पापम्): defined in 1 categories.
Agni (अग्नि): defined in 24 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Tatra (तत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), 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: “ṛṇapāpasamuddhārād ṛṇoddhāro varaḥ smṛtaḥ”
- ṛṇa -
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ṛṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṛṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pāpa -
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pāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pāpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- samuddhārād -
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samuddhāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ṛṇoddhāro* -
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ṛṇoddhāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- varaḥ -
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varas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- smṛtaḥ -
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smṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “paraloke dahet pāpam ṛṇāgniriha tatra ca”
- paraloke -
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paraloka (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- dahet -
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√dah (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- pāpam -
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pāpam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pāpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pāpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pāpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ṛṇā -
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ṛṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṛṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ṛṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- agnir -
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agni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 7355 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.