Sanskrit quote nr. 4061 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहमेव गुरुः सुदारुणानाम् ।
इति हालाहल तात मा स्म दृप्यः ॥ahameva guruḥ sudāruṇānām |
iti hālāhala tāta mā sma dṛpyaḥ ||
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.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Sudaruna (sudāruṇa, सुदारुण, sudāruṇā, सुदारुणा): defined in 3 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Halahala (hālāhala, हालाहल): defined in 11 categories.
Tata (tāta, तात): defined in 18 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Sma (स्म): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavya (poetry), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil
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: “ahameva guruḥ sudāruṇānām”
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- guruḥ -
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guru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sudāruṇānām -
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sudāruṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sudāruṇa (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sudāruṇā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “iti hālāhala tāta mā sma dṛpyaḥ”
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- hālāhala -
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hālāhala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hālāhala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tāta -
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tāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- mā -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- sma -
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sma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- Cannot analyse dṛpyaḥ
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 4061 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.