Sanskrit quote nr. 7756 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एको विश्वसतां हराम्यपघृणः प्राणानहं प्राणिनाम् ।
इत्येवं परिचिन्त्य मात्ममनसि व्याधानुतापं कृथाः ॥eko viśvasatāṃ harāmyapaghṛṇaḥ prāṇānahaṃ prāṇinām |
ityevaṃ paricintya mātmamanasi vyādhānutāpaṃ kṛthāḥ ||
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.
Vishva (visva, viśva, विश्व): defined in 15 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Apaghrina (apaghrna, apaghṛṇa, अपघृण): defined in 1 categories.
Prana (prāṇa, प्राण): defined in 16 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Pranin (prāṇin, प्राणिन्): defined in 12 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Itya (इत्य, ityā, इत्या): defined in 1 categories.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Ma (म): defined in 10 categories.
Nas (नस्): defined in 4 categories.
Vyadha (vyādha, व्याध): defined in 9 categories.
Uta (उत, utā, उता): defined in 5 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), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “eko viśvasatāṃ harāmyapaghṛṇaḥ prāṇānahaṃ prāṇinām”
- eko* -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- viśva -
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viśva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]viśva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- satām -
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sat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- harāmya -
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√hṛ (verb class 1)[present active first single]
- apaghṛṇaḥ -
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apaghṛṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prāṇān -
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prāṇa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- prāṇinām -
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prāṇin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]prāṇin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “ityevaṃ paricintya mātmamanasi vyādhānutāpaṃ kṛthāḥ”
- itye -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]itya (noun, masculine)[locative single]itya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ityā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- paricintya -
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- māt -
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ma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- nasi -
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nas (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- vyādhān -
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vyādha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- utā -
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uta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]utā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā -> uta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> uta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> utā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vā class 1 verb]√u (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- apam -
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ap (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kṛthāḥ -
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√kṛ (verb class 1)[injunctive middle second single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[injunctive middle second single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[injunctive middle second single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[injunctive middle second 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 7756 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.