Sanskrit quote nr. 3582 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अष्टमी हन्त्युपाध्यायं शिष्यं हन्ति चतुर्दशी ।
आमावास्योऽभयं हन्ति प्रतिपत् पाठनाशिनी ॥aṣṭamī hantyupādhyāyaṃ śiṣyaṃ hanti caturdaśī |
āmāvāsyo'bhayaṃ hanti pratipat pāṭhanāśinī ||
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.
Ashtami (astami, aṣṭamī, अष्टमी): defined in 9 categories.
Hanti (हन्ति): defined in 3 categories.
Upadhyaya (upādhyāya, उपाध्याय): defined in 8 categories.
Shishya (sisya, śiṣya, शिष्य): defined in 15 categories.
Caturdashi (caturdasi, caturdaśī, चतुर्दशी): defined in 6 categories.
Amavasya (āmāvāsya, आमावास्य): defined in 10 categories.
Abhaya (अभय): defined in 21 categories.
Pathana (pāṭhana, पाठन): defined in 9 categories.
Ashin (asin, aśin, अशिन्): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Jainism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
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: “aṣṭamī hantyupādhyāyaṃ śiṣyaṃ hanti caturdaśī”
- aṣṭamī -
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aṣṭamī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- hantyu -
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hanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√han (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- upādhyāyam -
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upādhyāya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]upādhyāyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śiṣyam -
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śiṣya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śiṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śiṣyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śās class 2 verb]√śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative single from √śās class 2 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
- hanti -
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hanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√han (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- caturdaśī -
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caturdaśī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- Line 2: “āmāvāsyo'bhayaṃ hanti pratipat pāṭhanāśinī”
- āmāvāsyo' -
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āmāvāsya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- abhayam -
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abhaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]abhaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]abhayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√bhī (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- hanti -
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hanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√han (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- pratipat -
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pratipad (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- pāṭhanā -
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pāṭhana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pāṭhana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aśinī -
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aśinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]aśin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 3582 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.