Sanskrit quote nr. 6070 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इमं परित्यज्य परं रणादरिः ।
स्वमेव भग्नः शरणं बुधाविशत् ॥imaṃ parityajya paraṃ raṇādariḥ |
svameva bhagnaḥ śaraṇaṃ budhāviśat ||
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.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Parityajya (परित्यज्य): defined in 6 categories.
Param (परम्): defined in 7 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Rana (raṇa, रण): defined in 12 categories.
Ari (अरि): defined in 17 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Bhagna (भग्न): defined in 13 categories.
Sharana (sarana, śaraṇa, शरण): defined in 18 categories.
Budha (बुध, budhā, बुधा): defined in 15 categories.
Budh (बुध्): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kannada, Prakrit, Tamil, Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
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: “imaṃ parityajya paraṃ raṇādariḥ”
- imam -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- parityajya -
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parityajya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- raṇād -
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raṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]raṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ariḥ -
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ari (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ari (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “svameva bhagnaḥ śaraṇaṃ budhāviśat”
- svam -
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sva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhagnaḥ -
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bhagna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śaraṇam -
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śaraṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śaraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śaraṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- budhā -
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budha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]budha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]budhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]budh (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]budh (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- aviśat -
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√viś (verb class 6)[imperfect active third 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 6070 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.