Sanskrit quote nr. 4094 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहिंसा सत्यवचनम् आनृशंस्यं दमो घृणा ।
एतत् तपो विदुर्धीरा न शरीरस्य शोषणम् ॥ahiṃsā satyavacanam ānṛśaṃsyaṃ damo ghṛṇā |
etat tapo vidurdhīrā na śarīrasya śoṣaṇam ||
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.
Satyavacana (सत्यवचन): defined in 3 categories.
Anrishamsya (anrsamsya, ānṛśaṃsya, आनृशंस्य): defined in 4 categories.
Dama (दम): defined in 14 categories.
Ghrina (ghrna, ghṛṇā, घृणा): defined in 6 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Tap (तप्): defined in 4 categories.
Tapa (तप): defined in 13 categories.
Tapas (तपस्): defined in 11 categories.
Vidu (विदु): defined in 3 categories.
Vidus (विदुस्): defined in 2 categories.
Dhira (dhīra, धीर, dhīrā, धीरा): defined in 16 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Sharira (sarira, śarīra, शरीर): defined in 18 categories.
Shoshana (sosana, śoṣaṇa, शोषण): defined in 13 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, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Kannada, Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Tamil, Nepali, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jain philosophy, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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 satyavacanam ānṛśaṃsyaṃ damo ghṛṇā”
- ahiṃsā -
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ahiṃsā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- satyavacanam -
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satyavacana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satyavacana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satyavacanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ānṛśaṃsyam -
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ānṛśaṃsya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ānṛśaṃsya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ānṛśaṃsyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- damo* -
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dama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ghṛṇā -
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ghṛṇā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ghṛṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “etat tapo vidurdhīrā na śarīrasya śoṣaṇam”
- etat -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tapo* -
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tapas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tap (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]tap (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]tapa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vidur -
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vidus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vidus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vidu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vidu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vid (verb class 2)[perfect active third plural]
- dhīrā* -
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dhīra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dhīrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śarīrasya -
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śarīra (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- śoṣaṇam -
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śoṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śoṣaṇa (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 4094 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.