Sanskrit quote nr. 5446 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आशायास् तनया माया क्रोधोऽसूयासुतः स्मृतः ।
हिंसायास् तनयः पापः कृतघ्नो नार्हति प्रजाम् ॥āśāyās tanayā māyā krodho'sūyāsutaḥ smṛtaḥ |
hiṃsāyās tanayaḥ pāpaḥ kṛtaghno nārhati prajām ||
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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): defined in 17 categories.
Tanaya (तनय, tanayā, तनया): defined in 8 categories.
Maya (māyā, माया): defined in 29 categories.
Krodha (क्रोध): defined in 18 categories.
Asuya (asūyā, असूया): defined in 10 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Smrita (smrta, smṛta, स्मृत): defined in 4 categories.
Himsa (hiṃsā, हिंसा): defined in 10 categories.
Papa (pāpa, पाप): defined in 14 categories.
Kritaghna (krtaghna, kṛtaghna, कृतघ्न): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Arhat (अर्हत्): defined in 8 categories.
Praja (prajā, प्रजा): defined in 7 categories.
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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: “āśāyās tanayā māyā krodho'sūyāsutaḥ smṛtaḥ”
- āśāyās -
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āśā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- tanayā* -
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tanaya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tanayā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- māyā -
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māyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- krodho' -
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krodha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asūyāsu -
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asūyā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- taḥ -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- smṛtaḥ -
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smṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “hiṃsāyās tanayaḥ pāpaḥ kṛtaghno nārhati prajām”
- hiṃsāyās -
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hiṃsā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- tanayaḥ -
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tanaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pāpaḥ -
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pāpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṛtaghno* -
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kṛtaghna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nā -
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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]
- arhati -
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arhat (noun, masculine)[locative single]arhat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√arh (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- prajām -
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prajā (noun, feminine)[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 5446 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.