Sanskrit quote nr. 83 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अकुर्वन्तोऽपि पापानि शुचयः पापसंश्रयात् ।
परपापैर्विनश्यन्ति मत्स्या नागह्रदे यथा ॥akurvanto'pi pāpāni śucayaḥ pāpasaṃśrayāt |
parapāpairvinaśyanti matsyā nāgahrade yathā ||
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.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Papa (pāpa, पाप): defined in 13 categories.
Shuci (suci, śuci, शुचि): defined in 20 categories.
Samshrayat (samsrayat, saṃśrayāt, संश्रयात्): defined in 1 categories.
Samshraya (samsraya, saṃśraya, संश्रय): defined in 5 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Nashyat (nasyat, naśyat, नश्यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Matsya (मत्स्य, matsyā, मत्स्या): defined in 19 categories.
Nagahrada (nāgahrada, नागह्रद): defined in 1 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 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: “akurvanto'pi pāpāni śucayaḥ pāpasaṃśrayāt”
- akurvan -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperfect active third plural]
- to' -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- pāpāni -
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pāpa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śucayaḥ -
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śuci (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śuci (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- pāpa -
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pāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pāpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃśrayāt -
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saṃśrayāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]saṃśraya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 2: “parapāpairvinaśyanti matsyā nāgahrade yathā”
- para -
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para (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]para (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- pāpair -
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pāpa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]pāpa (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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]
- naśyanti -
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naśyantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]naśyat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naśyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś (verb class 4)[present active third plural]
- matsyā* -
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matsya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]matsyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nāgahrade -
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nāgahrada (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (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 83 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.