Sanskrit quote nr. 1682 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
सान्त्वादिभिरुपायैस्तु हन्याच्छत्रुं वशे स्थितम् ।
दया तस्मिन् न कर्त्तव्या शरणागत इत्युत ॥sāntvādibhirupāyaistu hanyācchatruṃ vaśe sthitam |
dayā tasmin na karttavyā śaraṇāgata ityuta ||
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.
Santva (sāntva, सान्त्व): defined in 2 categories.
Upaya (upāya, उपाय): defined in 18 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Shatru (satru, śatru, शत्रु): defined in 12 categories.
Sthita (स्थित): defined in 16 categories.
Daya (dayā, दया): defined in 13 categories.
Da (dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Karttavya (karttavyā, कर्त्तव्या): defined in 3 categories.
Sharanagata (saranagata, śaraṇāgata, शरणागत): defined in 5 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Uta (उत): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nepali, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Prakrit, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil
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: “sāntvādibhirupāyaistu hanyācchatruṃ vaśe sthitam”
- sāntvād -
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sāntva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]sāntva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ibhir -
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i (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- upāyais -
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upāya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- hanyācch -
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√han (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- śatrum -
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śatru (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vaśe -
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vaśa (noun, masculine)[locative single]vaśa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vaśā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vaśi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]vaśi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- sthitam -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sthita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sthitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “dayā tasmin na karttavyā śaraṇāgata ityuta”
- dayā -
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dayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- tasmin -
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tad (noun, neuter)[locative single]sa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- karttavyā -
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karttavyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṛt -> karttavyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]
- śaraṇāgata* -
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śaraṇāgata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ityu -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- uta -
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uta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vā -> uta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> uta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√u (verb class 2)[imperative active second 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 1682 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.