Sanskrit quote nr. 7658 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकेन चुलुकेनाब्धिर् निपीतः कुम्भयोनिना ।
तस्योदयेऽतः कालुष्यं त्यजन्त्यापो भयादिव ॥ekena culukenābdhir nipītaḥ kumbhayoninā |
tasyodaye'taḥ kāluṣyaṃ tyajantyāpo bhayādiva ||
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.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Culuka (चुलुक): defined in 3 categories.
Abdhi (अब्धि): defined in 9 categories.
Nipita (nipīta, निपीत): defined in 2 categories.
Kumbhayoni (कुम्भयोनि): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Udaya (उदय): defined in 21 categories.
Atah (ataḥ, अतः): defined in 1 categories.
Kalushya (kalusya, kāluṣya, कालुष्य): defined in 2 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apa (āpa, आप): defined in 13 categories.
Apas (āpas, आपस्): defined in 7 categories.
Bhayat (bhayāt, भयात्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhaya (भय): defined in 21 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 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), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Ayurveda (science of life), Prakrit, Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), 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: “ekena culukenābdhir nipītaḥ kumbhayoninā”
- ekena -
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eka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]eka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- culukenā -
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culuka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]culuka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- abdhir -
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abdhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nipītaḥ -
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nipīta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kumbhayoninā -
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kumbhayoni (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “tasyodaye'taḥ kāluṣyaṃ tyajantyāpo bhayādiva”
- tasyo -
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√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]
- udaye' -
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udaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ataḥ -
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ataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kāluṣyam -
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kāluṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tyajantyā -
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√tyaj -> tyajat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √tyaj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √tyaj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √tyaj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb]√tyaj -> tyajantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √tyaj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tyaj class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √tyaj class 1 verb]√tyaj (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- āpo* -
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āpas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ap (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]āpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√āp (verb class 5)[aorist active second single]
- bhayād -
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bhayāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]bhaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 7658 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.