Sanskrit quote nr. 4513 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आज्ञासंपादिनीं दक्षां वीरसूं प्रियवादिनीम् ।
योऽदृष्टदोषां त्यजति सोऽक्षयं नरकं व्रजेत् ॥ājñāsaṃpādinīṃ dakṣāṃ vīrasūṃ priyavādinīm |
yo'dṛṣṭadoṣāṃ tyajati so'kṣayaṃ narakaṃ vrajet ||
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.
Daksha (daksa, dakṣā, दक्षा): defined in 13 categories.
Virasu (vīrasū, वीरसू): defined in 2 categories.
Priyavadini (priyavādinī, प्रियवादिनी): defined in 2 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yu (यु): defined in 6 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Adrishta (adrsta, adṛṣṭa, अदृष्ट): defined in 14 categories.
Dosham (dosam, doṣām, दोषाम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dosha (dosa, doṣā, दोषा): defined in 21 categories.
Dos (दोस्): defined in 3 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Akshaya (aksaya, akṣaya, अक्षय): defined in 10 categories.
Naraka (नरक): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Buddhism, Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
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: “ājñāsaṃpādinīṃ dakṣāṃ vīrasūṃ priyavādinīm”
- ājñāsampādinīm -
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ājñāsampādinī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- dakṣām -
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dakṣā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vīrasū -
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vīrasū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- um -
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u (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- priyavādinīm -
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priyavādinī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “yo'dṛṣṭadoṣāṃ tyajati so'kṣayaṃ narakaṃ vrajet”
- yo' -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- adṛṣṭa -
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adṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dṛś (verb class 1)[aorist middle third single]
- doṣām -
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doṣām (indeclinable)[indeclinable]doṣā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]dos (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- tyajati -
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√tyaj -> tyajat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]√tyaj -> tyajat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]√tyaj (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- so' -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]so (noun, feminine)[compound]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- akṣayam -
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akṣaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akṣaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akṣayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṣi (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]√kṣi (verb class 2)[imperfect active first single]√kṣī (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- narakam -
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naraka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]naraka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vrajet -
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√vraj (verb class 1)[optative active third 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 4513 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.