Sanskrit quote nr. 4872 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आनृशंस्यमनुक्रोशः श्रुतं शीलं दमः शमः ।
राघवं शोभयन्त्येते षड्गुणाः पुरुषोत्तमम् ॥ānṛśaṃsyamanukrośaḥ śrutaṃ śīlaṃ damaḥ śamaḥ |
rāghavaṃ śobhayantyete ṣaḍguṇāḥ puruṣottamam ||
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.
Anukrosha (anukrosa, anukrośa, अनुक्रोश): defined in 4 categories.
Shruta (sruta, śruta, श्रुत): defined in 10 categories.
Shil (sil, śīl, शील्): defined in 4 categories.
Shila (sila, śīla, शील): defined in 23 categories.
Dama (दम): defined in 14 categories.
Raghava (rāghava, राघव): defined in 7 categories.
Shobhayanti (sobhayanti, śobhayantī, शोभयन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Eti (एति): defined in 4 categories.
Shadguna (sadguna, ṣaḍguṇa, षड्गुण): defined in 6 categories.
Purushottama (purusottama, puruṣottama, पुरुषोत्तम): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Kannada, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), 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: “ānṛśaṃsyamanukrośaḥ śrutaṃ śīlaṃ damaḥ śamaḥ”
- ānṛśaṃsyam -
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ānṛśaṃsya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ānṛśaṃsya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ānṛśaṃsyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anukrośaḥ -
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anukrośa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śrutam -
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śruta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śruta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śrutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śrut (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śrut (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]√śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
- śīlam -
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śīla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śīla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śīlā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śīl (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- damaḥ -
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dama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śamaḥ -
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śama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “rāghavaṃ śobhayantyete ṣaḍguṇāḥ puruṣottamam”
- rāghavam -
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rāghava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- śobhayantye -
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√śubh -> śobhayantī (participle, feminine)[compound from √śubh], [adverb from √śubh]√śubh -> śobhayat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √śubh], [nominative plural from √śubh], [vocative dual from √śubh], [vocative plural from √śubh], [accusative dual from √śubh], [accusative plural from √śubh]√śubh -> śobhayantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √śubh], [vocative single from √śubh]√śubh (verb class 0)[present active third plural]
- ete -
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eta (noun, masculine)[locative single]eta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- ṣaḍguṇāḥ -
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ṣaḍguṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- puruṣottamam -
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puruṣottama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [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 4872 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.