Sanskrit quote nr. 4090 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहिंसा सत्यमस्तेयं शौचमिन्द्रियनिग्रहः ।
एतं सामासिकं धर्मं चातुर्वर्ण्येऽब्रवीन्मनुः ॥ahiṃsā satyamasteyaṃ śaucamindriyanigrahaḥ |
etaṃ sāmāsikaṃ dharmaṃ cāturvarṇye'bravīnmanuḥ ||
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.
Shauca (sauca, śauca, शौच): defined in 12 categories.
Indriyanigraha (इन्द्रियनिग्रह): defined in 2 categories.
Eta (एत): defined in 5 categories.
Samasika (sāmāsika, सामासिक): defined in 4 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Caturvarnya (cāturvarṇya, चातुर्वर्ण्य): defined in 4 categories.
Manu (मनु): defined in 19 categories.
Manus (मनुस्): defined in 2 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), Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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 śaucamindriyanigrahaḥ”
- 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]
- śaucam -
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śauca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śauca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- indriyanigrahaḥ -
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indriyanigraha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “etaṃ sāmāsikaṃ dharmaṃ cāturvarṇye'bravīnmanuḥ”
- etam -
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eta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]etā (noun, feminine)[adverb]eṣa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- sāmāsikam -
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sāmāsika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāmāsika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dharmam -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dharman (noun, masculine)[adverb]dharman (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- cāturvarṇye' -
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cāturvarṇya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- abravīn -
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√brū (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- manuḥ -
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manus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]manu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]manu (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 4090 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.