Sanskrit quote nr. 7762 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एको हि कुरुते पापं कालपाशवशं गतः ।
नीचेनात्मापचारेण कुलं तेन विनश्यति ॥eko hi kurute pāpaṃ kālapāśavaśaṃ gataḥ |
nīcenātmāpacāreṇa kulaṃ tena vinaśyati ||
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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.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Kuruta (kurutā, कुरुता): defined in 4 categories.
Papam (pāpam, पापम्): defined in 1 categories.
Papa (pāpa, पाप): defined in 13 categories.
Kalapasha (kalapasa, kālapāśa, कालपाश): defined in 4 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gata (गत): defined in 10 categories.
Nica (nīca, नीच): defined in 13 categories.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Apacara (apacāra, अपचार): defined in 7 categories.
Kula (कुल): defined in 22 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tena (तेन): defined in 7 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Nashyat (nasyat, naśyat, नश्यत्): defined in 2 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), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)
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 hi kurute pāpaṃ kālapāśavaśaṃ gataḥ”
- eko* -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- kurute -
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kurutā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present middle third single]
- pāpam -
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pāpam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pāpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pāpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pāpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kālapāśa -
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kālapāśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vaśam -
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vaśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vaśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vaśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gataḥ -
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gat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]gata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “nīcenātmāpacāreṇa kulaṃ tena vinaśyati”
- nīcenā -
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nīca (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]nīca (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ātmā -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- apacāreṇa -
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apacāra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- kulam -
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kula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kulā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- naśyati -
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naśyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]naśyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√naś -> naśyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś (verb class 4)[present active third 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 7762 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.