Sanskrit quote nr. 7554 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकसुकृतेन दुष्कृत- ।
शतानि ये नाशयन्ति ते सेव्याः ॥ekasukṛtena duṣkṛta- |
śatāni ye nāśayanti te sevyāḥ ||
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.
Dushkrita (duskrta, duṣkṛta, दुष्कृत): defined in 8 categories.
Shata (sata, śata, शत): defined in 18 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Nashayat (nasayat, nāśayat, नाशयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Sevya (सेव्य, sevyā, सेव्या): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Buddhism, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha)
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: “ekasukṛtena duṣkṛta-”
- eka -
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eka (noun, neuter)[compound]
- sukṛtena -
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sukṛta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sukṛta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- duṣkṛta -
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duṣkṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]duṣkṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “śatāni ye nāśayanti te sevyāḥ”
- śatāni -
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śata (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- nāśayanti -
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√naś -> nāśayantī (participle, feminine)[adverb from √naś]√naś -> nāśayantī (participle, feminine)[adverb from √naś]√naś -> nāśayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √naś], [vocative plural from √naś], [accusative plural from √naś]√naś -> nāśayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √naś]√naś -> nāśayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √naś], [vocative plural from √naś], [accusative plural from √naś]√naś -> nāśayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √naś]√naś (verb class 0)[present active third plural]√naś (verb class 0)[present active third plural]
- 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]
- sevyāḥ -
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sevya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sevyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sev -> sevya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sev class 1 verb]√sev -> sevyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sev class 1 verb]√sīv -> sevya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sīv], [vocative plural from √sīv]√sīv -> sevyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sīv], [vocative plural from √sīv], [accusative plural from √sīv]
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 7554 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.