Sanskrit quote nr. 160 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अखण्डिता शक्तिरथोपमानं न स्वीकृतं न च्छलरीतिरस्ति ।
अस्पृष्टसंदेहविपर्ययस्य कोऽयं तव न्यायनये निवेशः ॥akhaṇḍitā śaktirathopamānaṃ na svīkṛtaṃ na cchalarītirasti |
aspṛṣṭasaṃdehaviparyayasya ko'yaṃ tava nyāyanaye niveśaḥ ||
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.
Akhandita (akhaṇḍitā, अखण्डिता): defined in 6 categories.
Shakti (sakti, śakti, शक्ति): defined in 23 categories.
Atha (athā, अथा): defined in 7 categories.
Atho (अथो): defined in 2 categories.
Upamana (upamāna, उपमान): defined in 13 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Svikrita (svikrta, svīkṛta, स्वीकृत): defined in 6 categories.
Asprishta (asprsta, aspṛṣṭa, अस्पृष्ट): defined in 5 categories.
Viparyaya (विपर्यय): defined in 16 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Nyayanaya (nyāyanaya, न्यायनय): defined in 1 categories.
Nivesha (nivesa, niveśa, निवेश): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shaiva philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nepali, Buddhism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “akhaṇḍitā śaktirathopamānaṃ na svīkṛtaṃ na cchalarītirasti”
- akhaṇḍitā -
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akhaṇḍitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śaktir -
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śakti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]śakti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- atho -
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athā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atho (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- upamānam -
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upamāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- svīkṛtam -
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svīkṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svīkṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]svīkṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse cchalarītirasti
- Line 2: “aspṛṣṭasaṃdehaviparyayasya ko'yaṃ tava nyāyanaye niveśaḥ”
- aspṛṣṭa -
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aspṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aspṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√spṛś (verb class 6)[aorist middle third single]
- sandeha -
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sandeha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- viparyayasya -
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viparyaya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]viparyaya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- ko' -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- nyāyanaye -
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nyāyanaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- niveśaḥ -
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niveśa (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 160 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.