Sanskrit quote nr. 4097 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहिंस्रस्य तपोऽक्षय्यम् अहिंस्रो यजते सदा ।
अहिंस्रः सर्वभूतानां यथा माता यथा पिता ॥ahiṃsrasya tapo'kṣayyam ahiṃsro yajate sadā |
ahiṃsraḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ yathā mātā yathā pitā ||
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.
Ahimsra (ahiṃsra, अहिंस्र): defined in 3 categories.
Tap (तप्): defined in 4 categories.
Tapa (तप): defined in 13 categories.
Tapu (तपु): defined in 6 categories.
Tapas (तपस्): defined in 11 categories.
Akshayyam (aksayyam, akṣayyam, अक्षय्यम्): defined in 1 categories.
Akshayya (aksayya, akṣayya, अक्षय्य): defined in 2 categories.
Yajata (यजत, yajatā, यजता): defined in 2 categories.
Yajati (यजति): defined in 2 categories.
Yajat (यजत्): defined in 1 categories.
Sarvabhuta (sarvabhūta, सर्वभूत, sarvabhūtā, सर्वभूता): defined in 7 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Mata (māta, मात, mātā, माता): defined in 12 categories.
Pitri (pitr, pitṛ, पितृ): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “ahiṃsrasya tapo'kṣayyam ahiṃsro yajate sadā”
- ahiṃsrasya -
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ahiṃsra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ahiṃsra (noun, neuter)[genitive 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]tapu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]tapu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- akṣayyam -
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akṣayyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]akṣayya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akṣayya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akṣayyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ahiṃsro* -
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ahiṃsra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yajate -
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yajata (noun, masculine)[locative single]yajata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]yajatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yajati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√yaj -> yajat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √yaj class 1 verb]√yaj -> yajat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √yaj class 1 verb]√yaj (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- sadā -
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sadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ahiṃsraḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ yathā mātā yathā pitā”
- ahiṃsraḥ -
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ahiṃsra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sarvabhūtānām -
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sarvabhūta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sarvabhūta (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sarvabhūtā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mātā* -
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māta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mātā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pitā -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [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 4097 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.