Sanskrit quote nr. 4015 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्यास्त्राणमहो वियोगदुरितादस्मासु कृत्वा कृती ।
स्वैरं गच्छसि तत्तु किं विमृशसि त्रासावहं हन्त नः ॥asyāstrāṇamaho viyogaduritādasmāsu kṛtvā kṛtī |
svairaṃ gacchasi tattu kiṃ vimṛśasi trāsāvahaṃ hanta naḥ ||
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.
Asi (असि, asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Trana (trāṇa, त्राण): defined in 9 categories.
Viyoga (वियोग): defined in 10 categories.
Durita (दुरित): defined in 8 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Kritva (krtva, kṛtvā, कृत्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Kritvan (krtvan, kṛtvan, कृत्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Kriti (krti, kṛti, कृति): defined in 14 categories.
Kritin (krtin, kṛtin, कृतिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Svairam (स्वैरम्): defined in 1 categories.
Svaira (स्वैर): defined in 4 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Vimrisha (vimrsa, vimṛśa, विमृश): defined in 2 categories.
Trasa (trāsa, त्रास): defined in 14 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Hanta (हन्त): defined in 7 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hindi, Ayurveda (science of life), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), India history, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Tamil, Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “asyāstrāṇamaho viyogaduritādasmāsu kṛtvā kṛtī”
- asyās -
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asi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]asī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]iyam (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- trāṇam -
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trāṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]trāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]trāṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aho* -
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ahan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ahar (noun, neuter)[adverb]√has (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]
- viyoga -
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viyoga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- duritād -
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durita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]durita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- asmāsu -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[locative plural]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṛtī -
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kṛt (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṛti (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṛti (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṛtin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “svairaṃ gacchasi tattu kiṃ vimṛśasi trāsāvahaṃ hanta naḥ”
- svairam -
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svairam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]svaira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svaira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]svairā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gacchasi -
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√gam (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vimṛśa -
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vimṛśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- si -
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si (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- trāsāva -
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trāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- hanta -
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hanta (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- naḥ -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive 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 4015 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.