Sanskrit quote nr. 4081 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहिंसा धाम धर्मस्य दुःखस्यायतनं स्पृहा ।
सङ्गत्यागः पदं मुक्तेर् योगाभ्यासः पदं शुचः ॥ahiṃsā dhāma dharmasya duḥkhasyāyatanaṃ spṛhā |
saṅgatyāgaḥ padaṃ mukter yogābhyāsaḥ padaṃ śucaḥ ||
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.
Ahimsa (ahiṃsā, अहिंसा): defined in 13 categories.
Dhama (dhāma, धाम): defined in 13 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Duhkha (duḥkha, दुःख): defined in 17 categories.
Ayatana (āyatana, आयतन): defined in 14 categories.
Spriha (sprha, spṛhā, स्पृहा): defined in 6 categories.
Sangatyaga (saṅgatyāga, सङ्गत्याग): defined in 1 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Mukti (मुक्ति): defined in 14 categories.
Yoga (योग, yogā, योगा): defined in 26 categories.
Abhyasa (abhyāsa, अभ्यास): defined in 16 categories.
Shuca (suca, śuca, शुच): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Tamil, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “ahiṃsā dhāma dharmasya duḥkhasyāyatanaṃ spṛhā”
- ahiṃsā* -
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ahiṃsā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dhāma -
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dhāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dhāman (noun, masculine)[compound]dhāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√dhā (verb class 2)[imperative active first plural]
- dharmasya -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- duḥkhasyā -
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duḥkha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]duḥkha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- āyatanam -
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āyatana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- spṛhā -
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spṛhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “saṅgatyāgaḥ padaṃ mukter yogābhyāsaḥ padaṃ śucaḥ”
- saṅgatyāgaḥ -
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saṅgatyāga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- padam -
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pada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mukter -
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mukti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- yogā -
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yoga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yogā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhyāsaḥ -
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abhyāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- padam -
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pada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śucaḥ -
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śuc (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]śuc (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]śuc (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]śuca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śuc (verb class 1)[injunctive active second single]√śuc (verb class 4)[injunctive active second single]
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 4081 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.