Sanskrit quote nr. 798 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अथैतत् पूर्णमभ्यात्मं यच् च नेत्यनृतं वचः ।
सर्वं नेत्यनृतं ब्रूयात् स दुष्कीर्तिः स्वसन् मृतः ॥athaitat pūrṇamabhyātmaṃ yac ca netyanṛtaṃ vacaḥ |
sarvaṃ netyanṛtaṃ brūyāt sa duṣkīrtiḥ svasan mṛtaḥ ||
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.
Atha (athā, अथा): defined in 7 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Purna (pūrṇa, पूर्ण): defined in 19 categories.
Abhyatmam (abhyātmam, अभ्यात्मम्): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Neti (netī, नेती): defined in 7 categories.
Anrita (anrta, anṛta, अनृत): defined in 7 categories.
Vaca (वच): defined in 16 categories.
Vacas (वचस्): defined in 2 categories.
Sarvam (सर्वम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dushkirti (duskirti, duṣkīrti, दुष्कीर्ति): defined in 4 categories.
Asat (असत्): defined in 6 categories.
Mrita (mrta, mṛta, मृत): defined in 13 categories.
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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: “athaitat pūrṇamabhyātmaṃ yac ca netyanṛtaṃ vacaḥ”
- athai -
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athā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- etat -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- pūrṇam -
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pūrṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūrṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pūrṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
- abhyātmam -
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abhyātmam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yac -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- netya -
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netī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- anṛtam -
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anṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vacaḥ -
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vacas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vacas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vaca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sarvaṃ netyanṛtaṃ brūyāt sa duṣkīrtiḥ svasan mṛtaḥ”
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- netya -
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netī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- anṛtam -
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anṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- brūyāt -
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√brū (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- duṣkīrtiḥ -
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duṣkīrti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]duṣkīrti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sva -
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sū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]sū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]so (noun, feminine)[adverb]sva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- asan -
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asat (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]asat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√sas (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- mṛtaḥ -
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mṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
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 798 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.