Sanskrit quote nr. 591 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतिमानिनमग्राह्यम् आत्मसंभावितं नरम् ।
क्रोधनं व्यसने हन्ति स्वजनोऽपि नराधिपम् ॥atimāninamagrāhyam ātmasaṃbhāvitaṃ naram |
krodhanaṃ vyasane hanti svajano'pi narādhipam ||
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.
Atimanin (atimānin, अतिमानिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Agrahya (agrāhya, अग्राह्य): defined in 7 categories.
Atmasambhavita (ātmasambhāvita, आत्मसम्भावित): defined in 2 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Krodhana (क्रोधन): defined in 8 categories.
Vyasana (व्यसन): defined in 12 categories.
Svajana (स्वजन): defined in 9 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Naradhipa (narādhipa, नराधिप): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Hinduism, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaisheshika (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: “atimāninamagrāhyam ātmasaṃbhāvitaṃ naram”
- atimāninam -
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atimānin (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- agrāhyam -
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agrāhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]agrāhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]agrāhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ātmasambhāvitam -
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ātmasambhāvita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ātmasambhāvita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ātmasambhāvitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- naram -
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nara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “krodhanaṃ vyasane hanti svajano'pi narādhipam”
- krodhanam -
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krodhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]krodhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]krodhanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vyasane -
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vyasana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- hanti -
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hanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√han (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- svajano' -
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svajana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- narādhipam -
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narādhipa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [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 591 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.