Sanskrit quote nr. 5339 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आलोकदानाच् चक्षुष्मान् प्रभायुक्तो भवेन् नरः ।
तान् दत्त्वा नोपहिंसेत न हरेन् नोपनाशयेत् ॥ālokadānāc cakṣuṣmān prabhāyukto bhaven naraḥ |
tān dattvā nopahiṃseta na haren nopanāśayet ||
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.
Aloka (āloka, आलोक): defined in 12 categories.
Dana (dāna, दान): defined in 23 categories.
Cakshushmat (caksusmat, cakṣuṣmat, चक्षुष्मत्): defined in 3 categories.
Prabha (prabhā, प्रभा): defined in 15 categories.
Ayukta (अयुक्त): defined in 7 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Dattva (dattvā, दत्त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Upa (उप): defined in 8 categories.
Pa (प): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vastushastra (architecture), Tamil
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: “ālokadānāc cakṣuṣmān prabhāyukto bhaven naraḥ”
- āloka -
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āloka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dānāc -
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dāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]dāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- cakṣuṣmān -
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cakṣuṣmat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prabhā -
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prabhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ayukto* -
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ayukta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhaven -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- naraḥ -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “tān dattvā nopahiṃseta na haren nopanāśayet”
- tān -
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ta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- dattvā -
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dattvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√dā -> dattvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dā]√dā -> dattvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dā]√dad -> dattvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dad]
- no -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- upa -
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upa (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]upa (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]upa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (Preverb)[Preverb]
- hiṃseta -
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√hiṃs (verb class 1)[optative active second plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- haren -
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√hṛ (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- no -
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nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- pa -
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pa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nāśayet -
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√naś (verb class 0)[optative active third single]√naś (verb class 0)[optative active third 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 5339 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.