Sanskrit quote nr. 5444 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आशायाः खलु ये दासास् ते दासाः सर्वदेहिनाम् ।
आशा दासीकृता येन तस्य दासायते जगत् ॥āśāyāḥ khalu ye dāsās te dāsāḥ sarvadehinām |
āśā dāsīkṛtā yena tasya dāsāyate jagat ||
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.
Asha (asa, āśā, आशा, āśa, आश): defined in 17 categories.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Dasa (dāsa, दास, dāsā, दासा): defined in 19 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Sarvada (सर्वद, sarvadā, सर्वदा): defined in 9 categories.
Hina (हिन): defined in 14 categories.
Ashas (asas, āśas, आशस्): defined in 1 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत, kṛtā, कृता): defined in 16 categories.
Yena (येन): defined in 2 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “āśāyāḥ khalu ye dāsās te dāsāḥ sarvadehinām”
- āśāyāḥ -
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āśā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- khalu -
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khalu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- dāsās -
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dāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dāsā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- dāsāḥ -
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dāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dāsā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sarvade -
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sarvada (noun, masculine)[locative single]sarvada (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvadā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- hinā -
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hina (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “āśā dāsīkṛtā yena tasya dāsāyate jagat”
- āśā* -
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āśā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]āśas (noun, feminine)[nominative single]āśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- dāsī -
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dāsī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- kṛtā* -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- yena -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- dāsāya -
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dāsa (noun, masculine)[dative single]dāsa (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- jagat -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[compound]jagat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative 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.
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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.