Sanskrit quote nr. 7552 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकश्चेत् पूर्वपुरुषः कुले यश्च बहुश्रुतः ।
अपरः पापकृन्मूर्खः कुलं कस्यानुवर्तते ॥ekaścet pūrvapuruṣaḥ kule yaśca bahuśrutaḥ |
aparaḥ pāpakṛnmūrkhaḥ kulaṃ kasyānuvartate ||
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.
Purvapurusha (purvapurusa, pūrvapuruṣa, पूर्वपुरुष): defined in 1 categories.
Kula (कुल, kulā, कुला): defined in 22 categories.
Kuli (कुलि): defined in 7 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Bahushruta (bahusruta, bahuśruta, बहुश्रुत): defined in 6 categories.
Apara (अपर): defined in 15 categories.
Papakrit (papakrt, pāpakṛt, पापकृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Murkha (mūrkha, मूर्ख): defined in 10 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Anuva (anuvā, अनुवा): defined in 2 categories.
Rita (rta, ṛta, ऋत): defined in 10 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
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: “ekaścet pūrvapuruṣaḥ kule yaśca bahuśrutaḥ”
- Cannot analyse ekaścet*pū
- pūrvapuruṣaḥ -
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pūrvapuruṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kule -
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kula (noun, masculine)[locative single]kula (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kulā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kuli (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kuli (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- yaś -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bahuśrutaḥ -
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bahuśruta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “aparaḥ pāpakṛnmūrkhaḥ kulaṃ kasyānuvartate”
- aparaḥ -
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apara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pāpakṛn -
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pāpakṛt (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]pāpakṛt (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- mūrkhaḥ -
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mūrkha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kulam -
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kula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kulā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kasyā -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- anuvar -
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anuvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√nu (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- ṛta -
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ṛta (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive 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 7552 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.