Sanskrit quote nr. 3518 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अश्नाति यः संस्कुरुते निहन्ति ।
ददाति गृह्णात्यनुमन्यते च ॥aśnāti yaḥ saṃskurute nihanti |
dadāti gṛhṇātyanumanyate ca ||
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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.
Ashan (asan, aśan, अशन्): defined in 4 categories.
Ashna (asna, aśna, अश्न, aśnā, अश्ना): defined in 3 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Prakrit, Nepali
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: “aśnāti yaḥ saṃskurute nihanti”
- aśnā -
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aśna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aśna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]aśan (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]aśnā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse saṃskurute*ni
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]ni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- hanti -
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hanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√han (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “dadāti gṛhṇātyanumanyate ca”
- dadāti -
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dadāti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√dā (verb class 3)[present active third single]
- gṛhṇātya -
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√grah (verb class 9)[present active third single]
- anuma -
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√nu (verb class 2)[imperfect active first plural]
- nya -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- ate -
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- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 3518 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.