Sanskrit quote nr. 4869 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आनृशंस्यं क्षमा सत्यम् अहिंसा दम आर्जवम् ।
प्रीतिः प्रसादो माधुर्यं मार्दवं च यमा दश ॥ānṛśaṃsyaṃ kṣamā satyam ahiṃsā dama ārjavam |
prītiḥ prasādo mādhuryaṃ mārdavaṃ ca yamā daśa ||
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.
Anrishamsya (anrsamsya, ānṛśaṃsya, आनृशंस्य): defined in 4 categories.
Ksham (ksam, kṣam, क्षम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshama (ksama, kṣamā, क्षमा): defined in 14 categories.
Satyam (सत्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Satya (सत्य): defined in 20 categories.
Ahimsa (ahiṃsā, अहिंसा): defined in 13 categories.
Dama (दम): defined in 14 categories.
Arjava (ārjava, आर्जव): defined in 6 categories.
Priti (prīti, प्रीति): defined in 14 categories.
Prasada (prasāda, प्रसाद): defined in 22 categories.
Madhurya (mādhurya, माधुर्य): defined in 11 categories.
Mardava (mārdava, मार्दव): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Yama (yamā, यमा): defined in 27 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Kannada, Ayurveda (science of life), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Tamil, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “ānṛśaṃsyaṃ kṣamā satyam ahiṃsā dama ārjavam”
- ānṛśaṃsyam -
-
ānṛśaṃsya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ānṛśaṃsya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ānṛśaṃsyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kṣamā -
-
kṣam (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]kṣamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- satyam -
-
satyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]satya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ahiṃsā* -
-
ahiṃsā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dama* -
-
dama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ārjavam -
-
ārjava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ārjava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ārjavā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “prītiḥ prasādo mādhuryaṃ mārdavaṃ ca yamā daśa”
- prītiḥ -
-
prīti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prasādo* -
-
prasāda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mādhuryam -
-
mādhurya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mādhurya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mādhuryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mārdavam -
-
mārdava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mārdava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
-
ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yamā* -
-
yamā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]yama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- daśa -
-
daśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]daśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√daṃś (verb class 1)[imperative active second 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 4869 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.