Sanskrit quote nr. 7588 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
सुखमेधन्ति बहवो यस्मिंस्तु निहते सति ।
तस्मिन् हते नास्ति भद्रे पातकं नोपपातकम् ॥sukhamedhanti bahavo yasmiṃstu nihate sati |
tasmin hate nāsti bhadre pātakaṃ nopapātakam ||
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.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Bahu (बहु): defined in 22 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Nihata (निहत, nihatā, निहता): defined in 5 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Hata (हत, hatā, हता): defined in 12 categories.
Hati (हति): defined in 4 categories.
Nasti (nāsti, नास्ति): defined in 5 categories.
Bhadra (भद्र, bhadrā, भद्रा): defined in 24 categories.
Pataka (pātaka, पातक): defined in 15 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Upapataka (upapātaka, उपपातक): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), 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: “sukhamedhanti bahavo yasmiṃstu nihate sati”
- sukha -
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sukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- medhanti -
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√medh -> medhat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √medh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √medh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √medh class 1 verb]√medh -> medhantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √medh class 1 verb]√midh -> medhat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √midh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √midh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √midh class 1 verb]√midh -> medhantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √midh class 1 verb]√medh (verb class 1)[present active third plural]√midh (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- bahavo* -
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bahu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- yasmiṃs -
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ya (noun, masculine)[locative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- nihate -
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nihata (noun, masculine)[locative single]nihata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nihatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sati -
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satī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]sati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]sat (noun, masculine)[locative single]sat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- Line 2: “tasmin hate nāsti bhadre pātakaṃ nopapātakam”
- tasmin -
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tad (noun, neuter)[locative single]sa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- hate -
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hata (noun, masculine)[locative single]hata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]hatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]hati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[locative single from √han class 1 verb], [locative single from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hata (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √han class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √han class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √han class 1 verb], [locative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √han class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √han class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √han class 2 verb], [locative single from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hatā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √han class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √han class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √han class 2 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √han class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √han class 2 verb]√han (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- nāsti -
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nāsti (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bhadre -
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bhadra (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhadra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhadrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- pātakam -
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pātaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pātaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pātakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- no -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- upapātakam -
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upapātaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 7588 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.