Sanskrit quote nr. 7572 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एकस्मिन् यत्र निधनं प्रापिते दुष्टकारिणि ।
बहूनां भवति क्षेमं तस्य पुण्यप्रदो वधः ॥

ekasmin yatra nidhanaṃ prāpite duṣṭakāriṇi |
bahūnāṃ bhavati kṣemaṃ tasya puṇyaprado vadhaḥ ||

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.

Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Yatra (यत्र): defined in 12 categories.
Nidhana (निधन): defined in 15 categories.
Prapita (prāpita, प्रापित, prāpitā, प्रापिता): defined in 3 categories.
Dushta (dusta, duṣṭa, दुष्ट): defined in 16 categories.
Karini (kāriṇī, कारिणी): defined in 9 categories.
Karin (kārin, कारिन्): defined in 16 categories.
Bahu (बहु): defined in 22 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshema (ksema, kṣema, क्षेम): defined in 9 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Punyaprada (puṇyaprada, पुण्यप्रद): defined in 1 categories.
Vadha (वध): defined in 12 categories.

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

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: “ekasmin yatra nidhanaṃ prāpite duṣṭakāriṇi
  • ekasmin -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nidhanam -
  • nidhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nidhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nidhanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prāpite -
  • prāpita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prāpita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prāpitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • duṣṭa -
  • duṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāriṇi -
  • kāriṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    kāri (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    kārin (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kārin (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “bahūnāṃ bhavati kṣemaṃ tasya puṇyaprado vadhaḥ
  • bahūnām -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bahu (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • kṣemam -
  • kṣema (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣema (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣemā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • puṇyaprado* -
  • puṇyaprada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vadhaḥ -
  • vadhar (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    vadha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

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 7572 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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