Sanskrit quote nr. 1885 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपकृत्वा बुद्धिमतो दूरस्थोऽस्मीति नाश्वसेत् ।
दीर्घौ बुद्धिमतो बाहू याभ्यां हिंसति हिंसितः ॥apakṛtvā buddhimato dūrastho'smīti nāśvaset |
dīrghau buddhimato bāhū yābhyāṃ hiṃsati hiṃsitaḥ ||
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.
Apakrit (apakrt, apakṛt, अपकृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Buddhimat (बुद्धिमत्): defined in 5 categories.
Durastha (dūrastha, दूरस्थ): defined in 4 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Dirgha (dīrgha, दीर्घ): defined in 19 categories.
Bahu (bāhu, बाहु): defined in 22 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Himsat (hiṃsat, हिंसत्): defined in 1 categories.
Himsati (hiṃsatī, हिंसती): defined in 1 categories.
Himsita (hiṃsita, हिंसित): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pali, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
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: “apakṛtvā buddhimato dūrastho'smīti nāśvaset”
- apakṛt -
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apakṛt (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]apakṛt (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- buddhimato* -
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buddhimat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]buddhimat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- dūrastho' -
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dūrastha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asmī -
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√as (verb class 2)[present active first single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- Cannot analyse nāśvaset
- Line 2: “dīrghau buddhimato bāhū yābhyāṃ hiṃsati hiṃsitaḥ”
- dīrghau -
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dīrgha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- buddhimato* -
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buddhimat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]buddhimat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- bāhū -
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bāhu (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yābhyām -
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ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]yā (noun, feminine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- hiṃsati -
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√hiṃs -> hiṃsat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √hiṃs class 1 verb], [locative single from √hiṃs class 7 verb]√hiṃs -> hiṃsat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √hiṃs class 1 verb], [locative single from √hiṃs class 7 verb]√hiṃs -> hiṃsatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √hiṃs class 7 verb]√hiṃs (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- hiṃsitaḥ -
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hiṃsita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√hiṃs -> hiṃsita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √hiṃs class 1 verb], [nominative single from √hiṃs class 7 verb], [nominative single from √hiṃs class 10 verb], [nominative single from √hiṃs]
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 1885 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.