Sanskrit quote nr. 4050 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहन्यहनि याचन्तं कोऽवमन्येद् गुरुं यथा ।
मार्जनं दर्पणस्येव यः करोति दिने दिने ॥ahanyahani yācantaṃ ko'vamanyed guruṃ yathā |
mārjanaṃ darpaṇasyeva yaḥ karoti dine dine ||
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.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Marjana (mārjana, मार्जन): defined in 9 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Dina (दिन, dinā, दिना): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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 yācantaṃ ko'vamanyed guruṃ yathā”
- 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]
- yācantam -
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√yāc -> yācat (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √yāc class 1 verb]
- Cannot analyse ko'vamanyed*gu
- gurum -
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guru (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “mārjanaṃ darpaṇasyeva yaḥ karoti dine dine”
- mārjanam -
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mārjana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mārjana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mārjanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- darpaṇasye -
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darpaṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]darpaṇa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- karoti -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- dine -
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dina (noun, masculine)[locative single]dina (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dinā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dine -
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dina (noun, masculine)[locative single]dina (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dinā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [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 4050 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.