Sanskrit quote nr. 2564 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अमोघक्रोधहर्षस्य स्वयं कृत्यान्ववेक्षिणः ।
आत्मप्रत्ययकोशस्य वसुधेयं वसुंधरा ॥

amoghakrodhaharṣasya svayaṃ kṛtyānvavekṣiṇaḥ |
ātmapratyayakośasya vasudheyaṃ vasuṃdharā ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Amogha (अमोघ): defined in 14 categories.
Krodha (क्रोध): defined in 18 categories.
Harsha (harsa, harṣa, हर्ष): defined in 14 categories.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 categories.
Kritya (krtya, kṛtya, कृत्य): defined in 11 categories.
Ikshi (iksi, īkṣī, ईक्षी): defined in 1 categories.
Na (ṇa, ण): defined in 12 categories.
Pratyaya (प्रत्यय): defined in 15 categories.
Kosha (kosa, kośa, कोश): defined in 17 categories.
Vasudheya (वसुधेय): defined in 1 categories.
Vasundhara (vasundharā, वसुन्धरा): defined in 13 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Tamil, Shaiva philosophy, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)

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: “amoghakrodhaharṣasya svayaṃ kṛtyānvavekṣiṇaḥ
  • amogha -
  • amogha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amogha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • krodha -
  • krodha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    krodha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • harṣasya -
  • harṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    harṣa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kṛtyān -
  • kṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • vave -
  • (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    vai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • īkṣi -
  • īkṣī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • ṇaḥ -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ātmapratyayakośasya vasudheyaṃ vasuṃdharā
  • ātma -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • pratyaya -
  • pratyaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kośasya -
  • kośa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • vasudheyam -
  • vasudheya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vasundharā -
  • vasundharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 2564 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.

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