Sanskrit quote nr. 5248 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आर्जवं चानृशंस्यं च दमश्चेन्द्रियनिग्रहः ।
एष साधारणो धर्मश् चातुर्वर्ण्येऽब्रवीन् मनुः ॥ārjavaṃ cānṛśaṃsyaṃ ca damaścendriyanigrahaḥ |
eṣa sādhāraṇo dharmaś cāturvarṇye'bravīn manuḥ ||
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.
Arjava (ārjava, आर्जव): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Risha (rsa, ṛśa, ऋश): defined in 4 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Dama (दम): defined in 14 categories.
Indriyanigraha (इन्द्रियनिग्रह): defined in 2 categories.
Sadharana (sādhāraṇa, साधारण): defined in 16 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Caturvarnya (cāturvarṇya, चातुर्वर्ण्य): defined in 4 categories.
Manu (मनु): defined in 19 categories.
Manus (मनुस्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
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: “ārjavaṃ cānṛśaṃsyaṃ ca damaścendriyanigrahaḥ”
- ārjavam -
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ārjava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ārjava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ārjavā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cān -
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ca (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ṛśaṃ -
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ṛśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- syam -
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sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- damaś -
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dama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ce -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- indriyanigrahaḥ -
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indriyanigraha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “eṣa sādhāraṇo dharmaś cāturvarṇye'bravīn manuḥ”
- eṣa -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sādhāraṇo* -
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sādhāraṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dharmaś -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cāturvarṇye' -
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cāturvarṇya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- abravīn -
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√brū (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- manuḥ -
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manus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]manu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]manu (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 5248 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.