Sanskrit quote nr. 3266 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अवमुक्तमपक्रान्तमुख्यं तन्न क्षमं युधि ।
पितृपैतामहं मौलं तत् क्रुद्धं सान्त्वितं क्षमम् ॥avamuktamapakrāntamukhyaṃ tanna kṣamaṃ yudhi |
pitṛpaitāmahaṃ maulaṃ tat kruddhaṃ sāntvitaṃ kṣamam ||
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.
Ava (अव): defined in 7 categories.
Ukta (उक्त): defined in 10 categories.
Apakranta (apakrānta, अपक्रान्त): defined in 4 categories.
Ukhya (उख्य): defined in 3 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Ksham (ksam, kṣam, क्षम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshama (ksama, kṣama, क्षम): defined in 14 categories.
Yudh (युध्): defined in 1 categories.
Pitripaitamaha (pitrpaitamaha, pitṛpaitāmaha, पितृपैतामह): defined in 1 categories.
Maula (मौल): defined in 6 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Kruddha (क्रुद्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Santvita (sāntvita, सान्त्वित): defined in 2 categories.
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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: “avamuktamapakrāntamukhyaṃ tanna kṣamaṃ yudhi”
- avam -
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ava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- uktam -
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ukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
- apakrāntam -
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apakrānta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apakrānta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]apakrāntā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ukhyam -
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ukhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ukhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ukhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tann -
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tan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣamam -
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kṣama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kṣam (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- yudhi -
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yudh (noun, feminine)[locative single]yudh (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “pitṛpaitāmahaṃ maulaṃ tat kruddhaṃ sāntvitaṃ kṣamam”
- pitṛpaitāmaham -
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pitṛpaitāmaha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pitṛpaitāmaha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- maulam -
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maula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]maula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]maulā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kruddham -
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kruddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kruddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kruddhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√krudh -> kruddha (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √krudh class 4 verb]√krudh -> kruddha (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √krudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √krudh class 4 verb]
- sāntvitam -
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sāntvita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāntvita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sāntvitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sāntv -> sāntvita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sāntv class 10 verb]√sāntv -> sāntvita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sāntv class 10 verb], [accusative single from √sāntv class 10 verb]
- kṣamam -
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kṣama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kṣam (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 3266 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.