Sanskrit quote nr. 3227 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अवज्ञया न दातव्यं कस्य चिल्लीलयापि वा ।
अवज्ञया कृतं हन्याद् दातारं नात्र संशयः ॥avajñayā na dātavyaṃ kasya cillīlayāpi vā |
avajñayā kṛtaṃ hanyād dātāraṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ ||
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.
Avajnaya (avajñayā, अवज्ञया): defined in 1 categories.
Avajna (avajñā, अवज्ञा): defined in 7 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Datavya (dātavya, दातव्य): defined in 6 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Cilli (चिल्लि, cillī, चिल्ली): defined in 3 categories.
Ila (ilā, इला): defined in 13 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Datri (datr, dātṛ, दातृ): defined in 9 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Samshaya (samsaya, saṃśaya, संशय): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain 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: “avajñayā na dātavyaṃ kasya cillīlayāpi vā”
- avajñayā -
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avajñayā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]avajñā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dātavyam -
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dātavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dātavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dātavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kasya -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- cillī -
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cilli (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]cilli (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]cillī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- ilayā -
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ilā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]√il (verb class 0)[imperative active second single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “avajñayā kṛtaṃ hanyād dātāraṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ”
- avajñayā -
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avajñayā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]avajñā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- kṛtam -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- hanyād -
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√han (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- dātāram -
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dātṛ (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- nāt -
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na (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]na (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ra -
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ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃśayaḥ -
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saṃśaya (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 3227 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.