Sanskrit quote nr. 5786 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इतरोपायदुःसाध्ये चण्डदण्डो महीपतिः ।
अदुष्टायत्यसौ नीतेर् अश्नाति विपुलं फलम् ॥itaropāyaduḥsādhye caṇḍadaṇḍo mahīpatiḥ |
aduṣṭāyatyasau nīter aśnāti vipulaṃ phalam ||
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.
Itara (itarā, इतरा): defined in 9 categories.
Upaya (upāya, उपाय): defined in 18 categories.
Duhsadhya (duḥsādhya, दुःसाध्य, duḥsādhyā, दुःसाध्या): defined in 6 categories.
Canda (caṇḍa, चण्ड): defined in 17 categories.
Danda (daṇḍa, दण्ड): defined in 26 categories.
Mahipati (mahīpati, महीपति): defined in 5 categories.
Adushta (adusta, aduṣṭa, अदुष्ट, aduṣṭā, अदुष्टा): defined in 3 categories.
Ayat (अयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ayati (अयति): defined in 7 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Niti (nīti, नीति): defined in 13 categories.
Ashan (asan, aśan, अशन्): defined in 4 categories.
Ashna (asna, aśna, अश्न, aśnā, अश्ना): defined in 3 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Vipula (विपुल): defined in 14 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Shilpashastra (iconography), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Tamil, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “itaropāyaduḥsādhye caṇḍadaṇḍo mahīpatiḥ”
- itaro -
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itara (noun, neuter)[compound]itarā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upāya -
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upāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- duḥsādhye -
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duḥsādhya (noun, masculine)[locative single]duḥsādhya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]duḥsādhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- caṇḍa -
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caṇḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]caṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√caṇḍ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- daṇḍo* -
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daṇḍa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mahīpatiḥ -
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mahīpati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “aduṣṭāyatyasau nīter aśnāti vipulaṃ phalam”
- aduṣṭā -
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aduṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aduṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]aduṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ayatya -
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ayati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ayat (noun, masculine)[locative single]ayat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- asau -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- nīter -
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nīti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- aśnā -
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aśna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aśna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]aśan (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]aśnā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vipulam -
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vipula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vipula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vipulā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- phalam -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 5786 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.