Sanskrit quote nr. 6065 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इन्द्रो यमोऽसि वरुणोऽसि हुताशनोऽसि ।
ब्रह्मा हरो हरिरसीत्यसकृद् यदुक्तिः ॥indro yamo'si varuṇo'si hutāśano'si |
brahmā haro harirasītyasakṛd yaduktiḥ ||
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.
Indra (इन्द्र): defined in 22 categories.
Yama (यम): defined in 27 categories.
Asi (asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Varuna (varuṇa, वरुण): defined in 24 categories.
Hutashana (hutasana, hutāśana, हुताशन): defined in 14 categories.
Brahma (ब्रह्म): defined in 24 categories.
Hara (हर): defined in 18 categories.
Haras (हरस्): defined in 2 categories.
Hari (हरि): defined in 25 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Itya (इत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Asakrit (asakrt, asakṛt, असकृत्): defined in 6 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ukti (उक्ति): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Prakrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Jain philosophy, Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “indro yamo'si varuṇo'si hutāśano'si”
- indro* -
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indra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yamo' -
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yama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- varuṇo' -
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varuṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- hutāśano' -
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hutāśana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- Line 2: “brahmā haro harirasītyasakṛd yaduktiḥ”
- brahmā* -
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brahma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- haro* -
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haras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]hara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- harir -
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hari (noun, masculine)[nominative single]hari (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asī -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- itya -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]itya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]itya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> itya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- asakṛd -
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asakṛt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- uktiḥ -
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ukti (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 6065 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.