Sanskrit quote nr. 4765 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आदौ मानपरिग्रहेण गुरुणा दूरं समारोपिता ।
पश्चात्तापभरेण तानवकृता नीता परं लाघवम् ॥ādau mānaparigraheṇa guruṇā dūraṃ samāropitā |
paścāttāpabhareṇa tānavakṛtā nītā paraṃ lāghavam ||
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.
Adau (ādau, आदौ): defined in 3 categories.
Ada (āda, आद): defined in 9 categories.
Adi (ādi, आदि): defined in 14 categories.
Mana (māna, मान): defined in 24 categories.
Parigraha (परिग्रह): defined in 11 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Duram (dūram, दूरम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dura (dūra, दूर): defined in 13 categories.
Samaropita (samāropitā, समारोपिता): defined in 5 categories.
Pashcattapa (pascattapa, paścāttāpa, पश्चात्ताप): defined in 7 categories.
Bharena (bhareṇa, भरेण): defined in 1 categories.
Bhara (भर): defined in 14 categories.
Nita (nītā, नीता): defined in 8 categories.
Param (परम्): defined in 7 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Laghava (lāghava, लाघव): defined in 11 categories.
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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: “ādau mānaparigraheṇa guruṇā dūraṃ samāropitā”
- ādau -
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ādau (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āda (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ādi (noun, masculine)[locative single]ādi (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- māna -
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māna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]māna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√man -> māna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> māna (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb]√mān (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- parigraheṇa -
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parigraha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- guruṇā -
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guru (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]guru (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- dūram -
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dūram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dūra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dūra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dūrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- samāropitā -
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samāropitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “paścāttāpabhareṇa tānavakṛtā nītā paraṃ lāghavam”
- paścāttāpa -
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paścāttāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhareṇa -
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bhareṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhara (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhara (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tānavakṛtā* -
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tānavakṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nītā -
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nītā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√nī -> nītā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √nī class 1 verb]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- lāghavam -
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lāghava (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 4765 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.