Sanskrit quote nr. 4091 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहिंसा सत्यमस्तेयं शौचमिन्द्रियनिग्रहः ।
दानं दमो दया क्षान्तिः सर्वेषां धर्मसाधनम् ॥ahiṃsā satyamasteyaṃ śaucamindriyanigrahaḥ |
dānaṃ damo dayā kṣāntiḥ sarveṣāṃ dharmasādhanam ||
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.
Dana (dāna, दान): defined in 23 categories.
Dama (दम): defined in 14 categories.
Daya (dayā, दया): defined in 13 categories.
Da (dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Kshanti (ksanti, kṣānti, क्षान्ति): defined in 11 categories.
Dharmasadhana (dharmasādhana, धर्मसाधन): defined in 3 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, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), India history, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
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: “dānaṃ damo dayā kṣāntiḥ sarveṣāṃ dharmasādhanam”
- dānam -
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dāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- damo* -
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dama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dayā -
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dayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- kṣāntiḥ -
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kṣānti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sarveṣām -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sarva (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- dharmasādhanam -
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dharmasādhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 4091 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.