Sanskrit quote nr. 3461 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अशक्ते रौद्रतातैक्ष्ण्यं तीव्रपापेषु धीरता ।
छद्मधीर्वाचि पारुष्यं नीचानां शौर्यमीदृशम् ॥aśakte raudratātaikṣṇyaṃ tīvrapāpeṣu dhīratā |
chadmadhīrvāci pāruṣyaṃ nīcānāṃ śauryamīdṛśam ||
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.
Ashakta (asakta, aśakta, अशक्त, aśaktā, अशक्ता): defined in 8 categories.
Ashakti (asakti, aśakti, अशक्ति): defined in 11 categories.
Raudrata (raudratā, रौद्रता): defined in 2 categories.
Taikshnya (taiksnya, taikṣṇya, तैक्ष्ण्य): defined in 3 categories.
Tivra (tīvra, तीव्र): defined in 13 categories.
Papa (pāpa, पाप): defined in 14 categories.
Dhirata (dhīratā, धीरता): defined in 3 categories.
Chadman (छद्मन्): defined in 3 categories.
Dhi (dhī, धी): defined in 14 categories.
Vac (vāc, वाच्): defined in 13 categories.
Vaci (vācī, वाची): defined in 6 categories.
Vacin (vācin, वाचिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Parushya (parusya, pāruṣya, पारुष्य): defined in 8 categories.
Nica (nīca, नीच, nīcā, नीचा): defined in 13 categories.
Shaurya (saurya, śaurya, शौर्य): defined in 8 categories.
Idrish (idrs, īdṛś, ईदृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Idrisha (idrsa, īdṛśa, ईदृश): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Nepali, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “aśakte raudratātaikṣṇyaṃ tīvrapāpeṣu dhīratā”
- aśakte -
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aśakta (noun, masculine)[locative single]aśakta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]aśaktā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]aśakti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- raudratā -
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raudratā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- taikṣṇyam -
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taikṣṇya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tīvra -
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tīvra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tīvra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pāpeṣu -
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pāpa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]pāpa (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- dhīratā -
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dhīratā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “chadmadhīrvāci pāruṣyaṃ nīcānāṃ śauryamīdṛśam”
- chadma -
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chadman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dhīr -
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dhī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- vāci -
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vācī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vācin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vācin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vāc (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- pāruṣyam -
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pāruṣya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pāruṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- nīcānām -
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nīca (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]nīca (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]nīcā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- śauryam -
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śaurya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- īdṛśam -
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īdṛśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]īdṛśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]īdṛśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]īdṛś (noun, feminine)[accusative single]īdṛś (noun, masculine)[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 3461 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.