Sanskrit quote nr. 744 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अथ धूकस्वरो वामे यात्रायां गच्छतः शुभः ।
दक्षिणे मृतये किंचिद् दुष्टं दर्शनमस्य हि ॥atha dhūkasvaro vāme yātrāyāṃ gacchataḥ śubhaḥ |
dakṣiṇe mṛtaye kiṃcid duṣṭaṃ darśanamasya hi ||
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.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Dhuka (dhūka, धूक): defined in 1 categories.
Svara (स्वर): defined in 21 categories.
Vama (vāma, वाम, vāmā, वामा): defined in 14 categories.
Yatra (yātrā, यात्रा): defined in 12 categories.
Gacchat (गच्छत्): defined in 2 categories.
Shubha (subha, śubha, शुभ): defined in 18 categories.
Shubh (subh, śubh, शुभ्): defined in 2 categories.
Dakshine (daksine, dakṣiṇe, दक्षिणे): defined in 2 categories.
Dakshina (daksina, dakṣiṇa, दक्षिण, dakṣiṇā, दक्षिणा): defined in 18 categories.
Mriti (mrti, mṛti, मृति): defined in 6 categories.
Dushta (dusta, duṣṭa, दुष्ट): defined in 16 categories.
Darshana (darsana, darśana, दर्शन): defined in 18 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
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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: “atha dhūkasvaro vāme yātrāyāṃ gacchataḥ śubhaḥ”
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dhūka -
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dhūka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- svaro* -
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svara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vāme -
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vāma (noun, masculine)[locative single]vāma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yātrāyām -
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yātrā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- gacchataḥ -
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gacchat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gacchat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]√gam (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- śubhaḥ -
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śubha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]śubh (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “dakṣiṇe mṛtaye kiṃcid duṣṭaṃ darśanamasya hi”
- dakṣiṇe -
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dakṣiṇe (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- mṛtaye -
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mṛti (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- kiñcid -
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kiñcid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- duṣṭam -
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duṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- darśanam -
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darśana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]darśana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
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 744 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.