Sanskrit quote nr. 1012 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्रोहः शौचानाम् अचापलं व्रतविशेषनियमानाम् ।
पैशुन्यमप्रियाणां वृत्तिच्छेदो नृशंसचरितानाम् ॥adrohaḥ śaucānām acāpalaṃ vrataviśeṣaniyamānām |
paiśunyamapriyāṇāṃ vṛtticchedo nṛśaṃsacaritānām ||
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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.
Adroha (अद्रोह): defined in 2 categories.
Shauca (sauca, śauca, शौच): defined in 12 categories.
Apala (अपल): defined in 4 categories.
Vrata (व्रत): defined in 15 categories.
Visheshaniyama (visesaniyama, viśeṣaniyama, विशेषनियम): defined in 1 categories.
Paishunya (paisunya, paiśunya, पैशुन्य): defined in 11 categories.
Apriya (अप्रिय, apriyā, अप्रिया): defined in 6 categories.
Vritticcheda (vrtticcheda, vṛtticcheda, वृत्तिच्छेद): defined in 2 categories.
Nrishamsa (nrsamsa, nṛśaṃsa, नृशंस): defined in 7 categories.
Carita (चरित, caritā, चरिता): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Marathi, Nepali, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “adrohaḥ śaucānām acāpalaṃ vrataviśeṣaniyamānām”
- adrohaḥ -
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adroha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śaucānām -
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śauca (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]śauca (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- acā -
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√ac (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√añc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- apalam -
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apala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]apalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√pal (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- vrata -
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vrata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vrata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viśeṣaniyamānām -
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viśeṣaniyama (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “paiśunyamapriyāṇāṃ vṛtticchedo nṛśaṃsacaritānām”
- paiśunyam -
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paiśunya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- apriyāṇām -
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apriya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]apriya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]apriyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- vṛtticchedo* -
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vṛtticcheda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nṛśaṃsa -
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nṛśaṃsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nṛśaṃsa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- caritānām -
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carita (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]carita (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]caritā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
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 1012 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.