Sanskrit quote nr. 3189 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अल्पं दर्पबलं दैत्य स्थिरमक्रोधज बलम् ।
हतस्त्वं दर्पजैर्दोषैर् हित्वा यो भाषसे क्षमाम् ॥alpaṃ darpabalaṃ daitya sthiramakrodhaja balam |
hatastvaṃ darpajairdoṣair hitvā yo bhāṣase kṣamām ||
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.
Alpam (अल्पम्): defined in 2 categories.
Alpa (अल्प): defined in 11 categories.
Darpa (दर्प): defined in 9 categories.
Bala (बल): defined in 30 categories.
Daitya (दैत्य): defined in 10 categories.
Sthira (स्थिर): defined in 15 categories.
Akrodha (अक्रोध): defined in 4 categories.
Ja (ज): defined in 7 categories.
Hata (हत): defined in 12 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Dosha (dosa, doṣa, दोष): defined in 21 categories.
Hitva (hitvā, हित्वा): defined in 2 categories.
Hitvan (हित्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Ksham (ksam, kṣam, क्षम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshama (ksama, kṣamā, क्षमा): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, 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: “alpaṃ darpabalaṃ daitya sthiramakrodhaja balam”
- alpam -
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alpam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]alpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]alpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]alpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- darpa -
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darpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- balam -
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bala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]balā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- daitya -
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daitya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]daitya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sthiram -
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sthira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sthira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sthirā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- akrodha -
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akrodha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akrodha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ja -
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ja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- balam -
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bala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]balā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “hatastvaṃ darpajairdoṣair hitvā yo bhāṣase kṣamām”
- hatas -
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hata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb]√han (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- darpa -
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darpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- jair -
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ja (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ja (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- doṣair -
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doṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- hitvā -
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hitvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√hi -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √hi]hitvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhāṣase -
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√bhāṣ (verb class 1)[present middle second single]
- kṣamām -
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kṣam (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]kṣamā (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 3189 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.