Sanskrit quote nr. 3788 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असूयको दन्दशूको निष्ठुरो वैरकृन्नरः ।
स कृच्छ्रं महदाप्नोति नचिरात् पापमाचरन् ॥asūyako dandaśūko niṣṭhuro vairakṛnnaraḥ |
sa kṛcchraṃ mahadāpnoti nacirāt pāpamācaran ||
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.
Asuyaka (asūyaka, असूयक): defined in 3 categories.
Dandashuka (dandasuka, dandaśūka, दन्दशूक): defined in 5 categories.
Nishthura (nisthura, niṣṭhura, निष्ठुर): defined in 7 categories.
Vairakrit (vairakrt, vairakṛt, वैरकृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Kricchram (krcchram, kṛcchram, कृच्छ्रम्): defined in 1 categories.
Kricchra (krcchra, kṛcchra, कृच्छ्र): defined in 8 categories.
Mahada (महद, mahadā, महदा): defined in 1 categories.
Nacira (नचिर): defined in 2 categories.
Papam (pāpam, पापम्): defined in 1 categories.
Papa (pāpa, पाप): defined in 14 categories.
Acarat (अचरत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Nepali, Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “asūyako dandaśūko niṣṭhuro vairakṛnnaraḥ”
- asūyako* -
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asūyaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dandaśūko* -
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dandaśūka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- niṣṭhuro* -
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niṣṭhura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vairakṛn -
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vairakṛt (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vairakṛt (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- naraḥ -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “sa kṛcchraṃ mahadāpnoti nacirāt pāpamācaran”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṛcchram -
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kṛcchram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṛcchra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛcchra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛcchrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mahadā -
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mahada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mahada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mahadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āpnoti -
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√āp (verb class 5)[present active third single]
- nacirāt -
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nacira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]nacira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- pāpam -
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pāpam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pāpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pāpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pāpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ā -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- acaran -
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acarat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√car (verb class 1)[imperfect active third 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 3788 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.