Sanskrit quote nr. 3636 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असंभ्रमो विलज्जत्वम् अवज्ञा प्रतिवादिनि ।
हासो राज्ञः स्तवश्चेति पञ्चैते जयहेतवः ॥asaṃbhramo vilajjatvam avajñā prativādini |
hāso rājñaḥ stavaśceti pañcaite jayahetavaḥ ||
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.
Asambhrama (असम्भ्रम): defined in 1 categories.
Vilajja (विलज्ज): defined in 4 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Avajna (avajñā, अवज्ञा): defined in 7 categories.
Prativadin (prativādin, प्रतिवादिन्): defined in 5 categories.
Hasa (hāsa, हास): defined in 13 categories.
Hasas (hāsas, हासस्): defined in 1 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Stava (स्तव): defined in 7 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Panca (pañca, पञ्च, pañcā, पञ्चा): defined in 17 categories.
Jaya (जय): defined in 26 categories.
Hetu (हेतु): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Jain philosophy, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist 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: “asaṃbhramo vilajjatvam avajñā prativādini”
- asambhramo* -
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asambhrama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vilajja -
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vilajja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vilajja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- avajñā -
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avajñā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prativādini -
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prativādinī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]prativādin (noun, masculine)[locative single]prativādin (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- Line 2: “hāso rājñaḥ stavaśceti pañcaite jayahetavaḥ”
- hāso* -
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hāsas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rājñaḥ -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- stavaś -
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stava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ce -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- pañcai -
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pañca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pañca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pañcā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√pañc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
- aite -
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- jaya -
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jaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ji (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- hetavaḥ -
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hetu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 3636 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.