Sanskrit quote nr. 4047 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहन्यहनि बोद्धव्यं किमद्य सुकृतं कृतम् ।
दत्तं वा दापितं वापि वाक्साह्यमपि वाक्कृतम् ॥ahanyahani boddhavyaṃ kimadya sukṛtaṃ kṛtam |
dattaṃ vā dāpitaṃ vāpi vāksāhyamapi vākkṛtam ||
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.
Ahanya (अहन्य): defined in 1 categories.
Boddhavya (बोद्धव्य): defined in 2 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Adya (अद्य): defined in 11 categories.
Sukrit (sukrt, sukṛt, सुकृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Datta (दत्त): defined in 12 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Dapita (dāpita, दापित): defined in 4 categories.
Vapi (vāpī, वापी): defined in 11 categories.
Vapin (vāpin, वापिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Vac (vāc, वाच्): defined in 13 categories.
Sahya (sāhya, साह्य): defined in 10 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Pali, Marathi, Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Hinduism, Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of 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: “ahanyahani boddhavyaṃ kimadya sukṛtaṃ kṛtam”
- ahanya -
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ahanya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ahanya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ahan (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ahani -
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ahan (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- boddhavyam -
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boddhavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]boddhavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]boddhavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- adya -
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adya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]adya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sukṛtam -
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sukṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]sukṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- kṛtam -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- Line 2: “dattaṃ vā dāpitaṃ vāpi vāksāhyamapi vākkṛtam”
- dattam -
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datta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]datta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dattā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√dā (verb class 3)[imperative active second dual]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dāpitam -
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dāpita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dāpita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dāpitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√dā -> dāpita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √dā]√dā -> dāpita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √dā]√dā -> dāpitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √dā]√dā -> dāpita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √dā]√dā -> dāpita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √dā], [accusative single from √dā]
- vāpi -
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vāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vāpī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vāk -
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vāc (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- sāhyam -
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sāhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√sah -> sāhya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √sah]√sah -> sāhya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √sah]√sah -> sāhyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √sah]√sah -> sāhya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √sah]√sah -> sāhya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √sah]√sah -> sāhyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √sah]√sah -> sāhya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sah]√sah -> sāhya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sah], [accusative single from √sah]√sah -> sāhya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sah]√sah -> sāhya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sah], [accusative single from √sah]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vāk -
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vāc (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- kṛtam -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second 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 4047 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.