Sanskrit quote nr. 134 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अक्षमः क्षमतामानो क्रियायां यः प्रवर्तते ।
स हि हास्यास्पदत्वं च लभते प्राणसंशयम् ॥akṣamaḥ kṣamatāmāno kriyāyāṃ yaḥ pravartate |
sa hi hāsyāspadatvaṃ ca labhate prāṇasaṃśayam ||
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.
Akshama (aksama, akṣama, अक्षम): defined in 10 categories.
Kshamata (ksamata, kṣamatā, क्षमता): defined in 3 categories.
Anu (ānu, आनु): defined in 18 categories.
Kriya (kriyā, क्रिया): defined in 17 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Pravarta (प्रवर्त): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Hasyaspadatva (hāsyāspadatva, हास्यास्पदत्व): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Pranasamshaya (pranasamsaya, prāṇasaṃśaya, प्राणसंशय): defined in 1 categories.
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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: “akṣamaḥ kṣamatāmāno kriyāyāṃ yaḥ pravartate”
- akṣamaḥ -
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akṣama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṣamatām -
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kṣamatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√kṣam (verb class 1)[imperative middle third single]√kṣam (verb class 2)[imperative middle third plural]
- āno -
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ānu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ānu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- kriyāyām -
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kriyā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pravarta -
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pravarta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “sa hi hāsyāspadatvaṃ ca labhate prāṇasaṃśayam”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- hāsyāspadatvam -
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hāsyāspadatva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- labhate -
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√labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- prāṇasaṃśayam -
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prāṇasaṃśaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative 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 134 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.