Sanskrit quote nr. 781 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अथ स्वस्थाय देवाय नित्याय हतपाप्मने ।
त्यक्तक्रमविभागाय चैतन्यज्योतिषे नमः ॥

atha svasthāya devāya nityāya hatapāpmane |
tyaktakramavibhāgāya caitanyajyotiṣe namaḥ ||

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.

Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Svastha (स्वस्थ): defined in 8 categories.
Deva (देव): defined in 19 categories.
Nitya (नित्य): defined in 19 categories.
Hata (हत): defined in 12 categories.
Papman (pāpman, पाप्मन्): defined in 2 categories.
Tyakta (त्यक्त): defined in 6 categories.
Kramu (क्रमु): defined in 2 categories.
Ibha (इभ): defined in 11 categories.
Aga (अग): defined in 9 categories.
Caitanya (चैतन्य): defined in 11 categories.
Jyotisha (jyotisa, jyotiṣa, ज्योतिष, jyotiṣā, ज्योतिषा): defined in 11 categories.
Jyotis (ज्योतिस्): defined in 9 categories.
Nama (नम): defined in 19 categories.
Namas (नमस्): defined in 2 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nepali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Tamil, 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: “atha svasthāya devāya nityāya hatapāpmane
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • svasthāya -
  • svastha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    svastha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • devāya -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • nityāya -
  • nitya (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • hata -
  • hata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han -> hata (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb]
    han -> hata (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • pāpmane -
  • pāpman (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    pāpman (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    pāpmanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “tyaktakramavibhāgāya caitanyajyotiṣe namaḥ
  • tyakta -
  • tyakta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tyakta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tyaj -> tyakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
    tyaj -> tyakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
  • kramavi -
  • kramu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ibhā -
  • ibha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • agāya -
  • aga (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    aga (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • caitanya -
  • caitanya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caitanya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jyotiṣe -
  • jyotiṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jyotiṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jyotiṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jyotis (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    jyotis (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • namaḥ -
  • namas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    namas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nama (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 781 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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