Sanskrit quote nr. 4088 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहिंसा सत्यमस्तेयं त्यागो मैथुनवर्जनम् ।
पञ्चस्वेतेषु वाक्येषु सर्वे धर्माः प्रतिष्ठिताः ॥ahiṃsā satyamasteyaṃ tyāgo maithunavarjanam |
pañcasveteṣu vākyeṣu sarve dharmāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ ||
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.
Satyam (सत्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Satya (सत्य): defined in 20 categories.
Asteya (अस्तेय): defined in 5 categories.
Tyaga (tyāga, त्याग): defined in 16 categories.
Maithuna (मैथुन): defined in 10 categories.
Varjana (वर्जन): defined in 6 categories.
Eta (एत): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vakya (vākya, वाक्य): defined in 13 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Pratishthita (pratisthita, pratiṣṭhita, प्रतिष्ठित, pratiṣṭhitā, प्रतिष्ठिता): defined in 10 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, Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kannada, Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Buddhist philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (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: “ahiṃsā satyamasteyaṃ tyāgo maithunavarjanam”
- ahiṃsā -
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ahiṃsā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- satyam -
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satyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]satya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- asteyam -
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asteya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tyāgo* -
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tyāga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- maithuna -
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maithuna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]maithuna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- varjanam -
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varjana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “pañcasveteṣu vākyeṣu sarve dharmāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ”
- pañcasve -
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- eteṣu -
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eta (noun, masculine)[locative plural]eta (noun, neuter)[locative plural]etad (noun, neuter)[locative plural]eṣa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- vākyeṣu -
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vākya (noun, neuter)[locative plural]√vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)[locative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [locative plural from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)[locative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [locative plural from √vac class 3 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)[locative plural from √vak class 1 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)[locative plural from √vak class 1 verb]
- sarve -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dharmāḥ -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- pratiṣṭhitāḥ -
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pratiṣṭhita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pratiṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 4088 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.