Sanskrit quote nr. 5657 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आस्थाय दारुणतरं कमपि स्वभावम् ।
अत्यन्तदुष्कृतकृतामपि शिक्षणाय ॥āsthāya dāruṇataraṃ kamapi svabhāvam |
atyantaduṣkṛtakṛtāmapi śikṣaṇāya ||
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.
Asthaya (āsthāya, आस्थाय): defined in 2 categories.
Daruna (dāruṇa, दारुण): defined in 15 categories.
Tara (तर): defined in 27 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Svabhava (svabhāva, स्वभाव): defined in 18 categories.
Atyanta (अत्यन्त): defined in 9 categories.
Dushkrita (duskrta, duṣkṛta, दुष्कृत): defined in 8 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛtā, कृता): defined in 16 categories.
Shikshana (siksana, śikṣaṇa, शिक्षण): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain 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: “āsthāya dāruṇataraṃ kamapi svabhāvam”
- āsthāya -
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āsthāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dāruṇa -
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dāruṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dāruṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- taram -
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tara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kam -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- svabhāvam -
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svabhāva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “atyantaduṣkṛtakṛtāmapi śikṣaṇāya”
- atyanta -
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atyanta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atyanta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- duṣkṛta -
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duṣkṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]duṣkṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṛtām -
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kṛt (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]kṛt (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- śikṣaṇāya -
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śikṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[dative 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 5657 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.