Sanskrit quote nr. 4485 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आजन्मसिद्धं कौटिल्यं खलस्य च हलस्य च ।
सोढुं तयोर्मूखाक्षेपम् अलमेकैव सा क्षमा ॥ājanmasiddhaṃ kauṭilyaṃ khalasya ca halasya ca |
soḍhuṃ tayormūkhākṣepam alamekaiva sā kṣamā ||
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.
Ajanma (ājanma, आजन्म): defined in 7 categories.
Siddha (सिद्ध): defined in 23 categories.
Kautilya (kauṭilya, कौटिल्य): defined in 6 categories.
Khala (खल): defined in 13 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Hala (हल): defined in 16 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Mu (मु, mū, मू): defined in 4 categories.
Ukha (उख, ukhā, उखा): defined in 4 categories.
Akshepa (aksepa, ākṣepa, आक्षेप): defined in 10 categories.
Alam (अलम्): defined in 9 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Eka (ekā, एका): defined in 16 categories.
Ksham (ksam, kṣam, क्षम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshama (ksama, kṣamā, क्षमा): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Buddhism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Hinduism, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “ājanmasiddhaṃ kauṭilyaṃ khalasya ca halasya ca”
- ājanma -
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ājanma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- siddham -
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siddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]siddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]siddhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sidh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sidh class 1 verb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sidh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sidh class 1 verb]
- kauṭilyam -
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kauṭilya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kauṭilya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- khalasya -
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khala (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- halasya -
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hala (noun, masculine)[genitive single]hala (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “soḍhuṃ tayormūkhākṣepam alamekaiva sā kṣamā”
- Cannot analyse soḍhum*ta
- tayor -
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ta (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]tā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]sā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- mū -
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mu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]mū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]mū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ukhā -
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ukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ukhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ākṣepam -
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ākṣepa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- alam -
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alam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ekai -
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eka (noun, neuter)[compound]ekā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kṣamā -
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kṣam (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]kṣamā (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 4485 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.