Sanskrit quote nr. 853 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अदोषाद्दोषाद्वा त्यज्ति विपिने तां यदि भवान् अभ्रद्रं भद्रं वा त्रिभुवनपते त्वां वदतु कः ।
इदं क्रूरं मे स्मरति हृदयं यत् किल तया त्वदर्थ कान्तारे कुलतिलक नात्मापि गणितः ॥

adoṣāddoṣādvā tyajti vipine tāṃ yadi bhavān abhradraṃ bhadraṃ vā tribhuvanapate tvāṃ vadatu kaḥ |
idaṃ krūraṃ me smarati hṛdayaṃ yat kila tayā tvadartha kāntāre kulatilaka nātmāpi gaṇitaḥ ||

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.

Adosha (adosa, adoṣa, अदोष): defined in 7 categories.
Dosha (dosa, doṣa, दोष): defined in 21 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Vipina (विपिन): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhava (भव): defined in 31 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Abhra (अभ्र): defined in 12 categories.
Dra (द्र): defined in 4 categories.
Bhadram (भद्रम्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhadra (भद्र): defined in 24 categories.
Tribhuvanapati (त्रिभुवनपति): defined in 1 categories.
Tva (tvā, त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kruram (krūram, क्रूरम्): defined in 1 categories.
Krura (krūra, क्रूर): defined in 13 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Smarat (स्मरत्): defined in 2 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय): defined in 16 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kila (किल): defined in 16 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Kantara (kāntāra, कान्तार): defined in 14 categories.
Kulatilaka (कुलतिलक): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ganita (gaṇita, गणित): defined in 11 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Jainism, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), 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: “adoṣāddoṣādvā tyajti vipine tāṃ yadi bhavān abhradraṃ bhadraṃ vā tribhuvanapate tvāṃ vadatu kaḥ”
adoṣād -
adoṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

adoṣa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
doṣād -
doṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
Cannot analyse tyajti*vi
vipine -
vipina (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
yadi -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
bhavān -
bhava (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
abhra -
abhra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√abhr (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
dram -
dra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
bhadram -
bhadram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhadra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhadra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

bhadrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
tribhuvanapate -
tribhuvanapati (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
tvām -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
vadatu -
√vad (verb class 1)

[imperative active third single]
kaḥ -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “idaṃ krūraṃ me smarati hṛdayaṃ yat kila tayā tvadartha kāntāre kulatilaka nātmāpi gaṇitaḥ”
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
krūram -
krūram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

krūra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

krūra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

krūrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
smarati -
√smṛ -> smarat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

√smṛ -> smarat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

√smṛ (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
hṛdayam -
hṛdaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

hṛdaya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

hṛdayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yat -
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]
kila -
kila (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

kila (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kil (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
tayā -
tā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
tvad -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[ablative single]
artha -
artha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√arth (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
kāntāre -
kāntāra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kāntāra (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
kulatilaka -
kulatilaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
nāt -
na (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
mā -
mā (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

ma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
gaṇitaḥ -
gaṇita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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This 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 853 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.

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Last Updated: 23 April, 2019