Sanskrit quote nr. 1077 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधर्मसाधनं बुधा मुधा न जन्तुहिंसनं सृजन्तु वेदनिन्दया भजन्तु केवलं दयाम् ।
इति प्रबोधयन् विधिं विधाय वैदिकं विधिं विशुद्धबोधबन्धुरन्तरेधि बुद्धदेव नः ॥adharmasādhanaṃ budhā mudhā na jantuhiṃsanaṃ sṛjantu vedanindayā bhajantu kevalaṃ dayām |
iti prabodhayan vidhiṃ vidhāya vaidikaṃ vidhiṃ viśuddhabodhabandhurantaredhi buddhadeva naḥ ||
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.
Adharma (अधर्म): defined in 14 categories.
Sadhana (sādhana, साधन): defined in 21 categories.
Budha (बुध, budhā, बुधा): defined in 15 categories.
Mudha (mudhā, मुधा): defined in 15 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Himsana (hiṃsana, हिंसन): defined in 6 categories.
Vedaninda (vedanindā, वेदनिन्दा): defined in 1 categories.
Kevalam (केवलम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kevala (केवल): defined in 14 categories.
Daya (dayā, दया): defined in 13 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Prabodha (प्रबोध): defined in 8 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vidhi (विधि): defined in 15 categories.
Vidha (विध): defined in 11 categories.
Vaidika (वैदिक): defined in 9 categories.
Vishuddha (visuddha, viśuddha, विशुद्ध): defined in 15 categories.
Bodha (बोध): defined in 16 categories.
Bandhu (बन्धु): defined in 14 categories.
Antare (अन्तरे): defined in 3 categories.
Antara (अन्तर, antarā, अन्तरा): defined in 17 categories.
Dha (dhā, धा): defined in 8 categories.
Buddhadeva (बुद्धदेव): defined in 3 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Nepali, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “adharmasādhanaṃ budhā mudhā na jantuhiṃsanaṃ sṛjantu vedanindayā bhajantu kevalaṃ dayām”
- adharma -
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adharma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sādhanam -
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sādhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sādhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sādhanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- budhā* -
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budha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]budhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mudhā -
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mudhā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jantu -
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jantu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√jan (verb class 2)[imperative active third single]
- hiṃsanam -
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hiṃsana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hiṃsana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sṛjantu -
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√sṛj (verb class 6)[imperative active third plural]
- vedanindayā -
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vedanindā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- bhajantu -
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√bhaj (verb class 1)[imperative active third plural]
- kevalam -
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kevalam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kevala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kevala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kevalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dayām -
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dayā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “iti prabodhayan vidhiṃ vidhāya vaidikaṃ vidhiṃ viśuddhabodhabandhurantaredhi buddhadeva naḥ”
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- prabodha -
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prabodha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yan -
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yat (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- vidhim -
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vidhi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]vidhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vidhāya -
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vidha (noun, masculine)[dative single]vidha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- vaidikam -
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vaidika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vaidika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vidhim -
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vidhi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]vidhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- viśuddha -
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viśuddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viśuddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bodha -
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bodha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bodha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√budh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bandhur -
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bandhu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- antare -
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antare (indeclinable)[indeclinable]antara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]antara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]antarā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dhi -
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dhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]dhī (noun, feminine)[adverb]dhā (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- buddhadeva -
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buddhadeva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- naḥ -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [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 1077 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.