Sanskrit quote nr. 136 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अक्षमा ह्रीपरित्यागः श्रीनाशो धर्मसंक्षयः ।
अभिध्याप्राज्ञता चैव सर्वं लोभात् प्रवर्तते ॥akṣamā hrīparityāgaḥ śrīnāśo dharmasaṃkṣayaḥ |
abhidhyāprājñatā caiva sarvaṃ lobhāt pravartate ||
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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.
Akshama (aksama, akṣama, अक्षम, akṣamā, अक्षमा): defined in 10 categories.
Parityaga (parityāga, परित्याग): defined in 10 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Dharman (धर्मन्): defined in 2 categories.
Sankshaya (sanksaya, saṅkṣaya, सङ्क्षय): defined in 5 categories.
Abhidhya (abhidhyā, अभिध्या): defined in 5 categories.
Aprajnata (aprājñatā, अप्राज्ञता): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Sarvam (सर्वम्): defined in 1 categories.
Lobha (लोभ): defined in 16 categories.
Pravarta (प्रवर्त): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pali, Prakrit
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: “akṣamā hrīparityāgaḥ śrīnāśo dharmasaṃkṣayaḥ”
- akṣamā* -
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akṣama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]akṣamā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hrī -
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hrī (noun, feminine)[compound]
- parityāgaḥ -
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parityāga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śrī -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śrī (noun, masculine)[compound]
- nāśo* -
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nāśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dharma -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dharman (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- saṅkṣayaḥ -
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saṅkṣaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “abhidhyāprājñatā caiva sarvaṃ lobhāt pravartate”
- abhidhyā -
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abhidhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aprājñatā -
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aprājñatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- lobhāt -
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lobha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- pravarta -
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pravarta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive 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 136 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.