Sanskrit quote nr. 5761 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इज्याध्ययनदानानि तपः सत्यं धृतिः क्षमा ।
अलोभ इति मार्गोऽयं धर्मस्याष्टविधः स्मृतः ॥ijyādhyayanadānāni tapaḥ satyaṃ dhṛtiḥ kṣamā |
alobha iti mārgo'yaṃ dharmasyāṣṭavidhaḥ smṛtaḥ ||
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.
Ijya (इज्य, ijyā, इज्या): defined in 5 categories.
Adhyayana (अध्ययन): defined in 9 categories.
Dana (dāna, दान): defined in 23 categories.
Tap (तप्): defined in 4 categories.
Tapa (तप): defined in 13 categories.
Tapas (तपस्): defined in 11 categories.
Satyam (सत्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Satya (सत्य): defined in 20 categories.
Dhriti (dhrti, dhṛti, धृति): defined in 16 categories.
Ksham (ksam, kṣam, क्षम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshama (ksama, kṣamā, क्षमा): defined in 14 categories.
Alobha (अलोभ): defined in 7 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Marga (mārga, मार्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Ashtavidha (astavidha, aṣṭavidha, अष्टविध): defined in 3 categories.
Smrita (smrta, smṛta, स्मृत): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nepali, Jainism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Tamil, Hinduism, Jain philosophy, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhist philosophy, Gitashastra (science of music), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of 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: “ijyādhyayanadānāni tapaḥ satyaṃ dhṛtiḥ kṣamā”
- ijyā -
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ijya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ijya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yaj -> ijya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yaj]ijyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- adhyayana -
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adhyayana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dānāni -
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dāna (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√dān (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- tapaḥ -
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tapas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tap (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]tap (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]tapa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- satyam -
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satyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]satya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dhṛtiḥ -
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dhṛti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dhṛti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṣamā -
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kṣam (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]kṣamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “alobha iti mārgo'yaṃ dharmasyāṣṭavidhaḥ smṛtaḥ”
- alobha* -
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alobha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- mārgo' -
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mārga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dharmasyā -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- aṣṭavidhaḥ -
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aṣṭavidha (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]
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 5761 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.