Sanskrit quote nr. 1013 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्रोहः सर्वभूतेषु कर्मणा मनसा गिरा ।
अनुग्रहश्च दानं च सतां धर्मः सनातनः ॥

adrohaḥ sarvabhūteṣu karmaṇā manasā girā |
anugrahaśca dānaṃ ca satāṃ dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.
Sarvabhuta (sarvabhūta, सर्वभूत): defined in 7 categories.
Manasa (मनस, manasā, मनसा): defined in 14 categories.
Gir (गिर्): defined in 5 categories.
Gira (girā, गिरा): defined in 10 categories.
Anugraha (अनुग्रह): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Dana (dāna, दान): defined in 23 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Sanatana (sanātana, सनातन): defined in 8 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Jainism, Pali, Kavya (poetry), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Buddhism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (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: “adrohaḥ sarvabhūteṣu karmaṇā manasā girā
  • adrohaḥ -
  • adroha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvabhūteṣu -
  • sarvabhūta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sarvabhūta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • karmaṇā -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • manasā* -
  • manasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    manasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • girā -
  • gir (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    gir (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    gir (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    girā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “anugrahaśca dānaṃ ca satāṃ dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ
  • anugrahaś -
  • anugraha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dānam -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • satām -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • dharmaḥ -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sanātanaḥ -
  • sanātana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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 1013 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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