Sanskrit quote nr. 8496 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कदपत्यं वरं मन्ये सदपत्याच्छुचां पदात् ।
निर्विद्येत गृहान्मर्त्यो यत् क्लेशनिवहा गृहाः ॥kadapatyaṃ varaṃ manye sadapatyācchucāṃ padāt |
nirvidyeta gṛhānmartyo yat kleśanivahā gṛhāḥ ||
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.
Kadapatya (कदपत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Varam (वरम्): defined in 7 categories.
Vara (वर): defined in 23 categories.
Manya (मन्य, manyā, मन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Patya (पत्य): defined in 2 categories.
Shuca (suca, śucā, शुचा): defined in 6 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Nirvidya (निर्विद्य, nirvidyā, निर्विद्या): defined in 2 categories.
Ita (इत): defined in 6 categories.
Griha (grha, gṛha, गृह, gṛhā, गृहा): defined in 15 categories.
Martya (मर्त्य): defined in 7 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Ha (ह, hā, हा): defined in 8 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: “kadapatyaṃ varaṃ manye sadapatyācchucāṃ padāt”
- kadapatyam -
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kadapatya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- varam -
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varam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]varā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- manye -
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manya (noun, masculine)[locative single]manya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]manyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√man (verb class 4)[present middle first single], [present passive first single]√man (verb class 8)[present passive first single]
- sada -
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sada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sad (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- patyācch -
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patya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- śucām -
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śuc (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]śuc (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]śuc (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]śucā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- padāt -
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pada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 2: “nirvidyeta gṛhānmartyo yat kleśanivahā gṛhāḥ”
- nirvidye -
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nirvidya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]nirvidya (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nirvidyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ita -
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ita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- gṛhān -
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gṛha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural]
- martyo* -
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martya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yat -
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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]
- kleśan -
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√kleś -> kleśat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kleś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kleś class 1 verb]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- hā* -
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ha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]hā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- gṛhāḥ -
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gṛha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gṛhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 8496 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.