Sanskrit quote nr. 122 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अक्रोधनः क्रोधनेभ्यो विशिष्टस् तथा तितिक्षुरतितिक्षोर्विशिष्टः ।
अमानुषेभ्योमानुषाश्च प्रधाना विद्वांस्तथैवाविदुषः प्रधानः ॥akrodhanaḥ krodhanebhyo viśiṣṭas tathā titikṣuratitikṣorviśiṣṭaḥ |
amānuṣebhyomānuṣāśca pradhānā vidvāṃstathaivāviduṣaḥ pradhānaḥ ||
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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.
Akrodhana (अक्रोधन): defined in 2 categories.
Krodhana (क्रोधन): defined in 8 categories.
Vishishta (visista, viśiṣṭa, विशिष्ट): defined in 11 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Titikshu (titiksu, titikṣu, तितिक्षु): defined in 3 categories.
Manusha (manusa, mānuṣa, मानुष): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Pradhana (pradhāna, प्रधान, pradhānā, प्रधाना): defined in 16 categories.
Vidvas (विद्वस्): defined in 8 categories.
Avidvas (अविद्वस्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Prakrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “akrodhanaḥ krodhanebhyo viśiṣṭas tathā titikṣuratitikṣorviśiṣṭaḥ”
- akrodhanaḥ -
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akrodhana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- krodhanebhyo* -
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krodhana (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]krodhana (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- viśiṣṭas -
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viśiṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- titikṣur -
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titikṣu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]titikṣu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- titikṣor -
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titikṣu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]titikṣu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- viśiṣṭaḥ -
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viśiṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “amānuṣebhyomānuṣāśca pradhānā vidvāṃstathaivāviduṣaḥ pradhānaḥ”
- amānuṣebhyo -
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amānuṣa (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]amānuṣa (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- mānuṣāś -
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mānuṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pradhānā* -
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pradhāna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pradhānā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vidvāṃs -
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vidvas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vid class 2 verb]
- tathai -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aivā -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- aviduṣaḥ -
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avidvas (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]avidvas (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- pradhānaḥ -
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pradhāna (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 122 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.