Sanskrit quote nr. 4523 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आततायिनमायान्तं हन्यादेवाविचारयन् ।
हननादेव निस्तारो नरकात् तस्य दुष्कृतेः ॥ātatāyinamāyāntaṃ hanyādevāvicārayan |
hananādeva nistāro narakāt tasya duṣkṛteḥ ||
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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.
Atatayin (ātatāyin, आततायिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Aya (āya, आय): defined in 14 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Eva (एव, evā, एवा): defined in 6 categories.
Avicarayat (avicārayat, अविचारयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Hanana (हनन): defined in 10 categories.
Nistara (nistāra, निस्तार): defined in 5 categories.
Naraka (नरक): defined in 15 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Dushkriti (duskrti, duṣkṛti, दुष्कृति): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Nepali, Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), 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: “ātatāyinamāyāntaṃ hanyādevāvicārayan”
- ātatāyinam -
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ātatāyin (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- āyān -
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āya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- hanyād -
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√han (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- evā -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]evā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- avicārayan -
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avicārayat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “hananādeva nistāro narakāt tasya duṣkṛteḥ”
- hananād -
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hanana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]hanana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nistāro* -
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nistāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- narakāt -
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naraka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]naraka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- duṣkṛteḥ -
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duṣkṛti (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]duṣkṛti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive 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 4523 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.