Sanskrit quote nr. 1385 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनिन्दा परकृत्येषु स्वधर्मपरिपालनम् ।
कृपणेषु दयालुत्वं सर्वत्र मधुरा गिरः ॥anindā parakṛtyeṣu svadharmaparipālanam |
kṛpaṇeṣu dayālutvaṃ sarvatra madhurā giraḥ ||
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.
Aninda (anindā, अनिन्दा): defined in 2 categories.
Parakritya (parakrtya, parakṛtya, परकृत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Svadharma (स्वधर्म): defined in 8 categories.
Svadharman (स्वधर्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Paripalana (paripālana, परिपालन): defined in 7 categories.
Kripana (krpana, kṛpaṇa, कृपण): defined in 8 categories.
Dayalutva (dayālutva, दयालुत्व): defined in 1 categories.
Sarvatra (सर्वत्र): defined in 10 categories.
Madhura (मधुर, madhurā, मधुरा): defined in 18 categories.
Gir (गिर्): defined in 5 categories.
Gira (गिर): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Jainism, India history, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Tamil, Buddhism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “anindā parakṛtyeṣu svadharmaparipālanam”
- anindā -
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anindā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- parakṛtyeṣu -
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parakṛtya (noun, masculine)[locative plural]parakṛtya (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- svadharma -
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svadharma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]svadharman (noun, masculine)[compound]svadharman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- paripālanam -
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paripālana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]paripālanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “kṛpaṇeṣu dayālutvaṃ sarvatra madhurā giraḥ”
- kṛpaṇeṣu -
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kṛpaṇa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]kṛpaṇa (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- dayālutvam -
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dayālutva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sarvatra -
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sarvatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- madhurā* -
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madhura (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]madhurā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- giraḥ -
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gir (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gir (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gir (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]gira (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 1385 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.