Sanskrit quote nr. 1765 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्यदा भूषणं पुंसः क्षमा लज्जेव योषितः ।
पराक्रमः परिभवे वैयात्यं सुरतेष्विव ॥anyadā bhūṣaṇaṃ puṃsaḥ kṣamā lajjeva yoṣitaḥ |
parākramaḥ paribhave vaiyātyaṃ surateṣviva ||
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.
Anyada (anyadā, अन्यदा): defined in 2 categories.
Bhushana (bhusana, bhūṣaṇa, भूषण): defined in 21 categories.
Pums (puṃs, पुंस्): defined in 6 categories.
Kshama (ksama, kṣama, क्षम, kṣamā, क्षमा): defined in 14 categories.
Lajja (लज्ज, lajjā, लज्जा): defined in 10 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Yoshit (yosit, yoṣit, योषित्): defined in 5 categories.
Parakrama (parākrama, पराक्रम): defined in 11 categories.
Paribhava (परिभव): defined in 7 categories.
Vaiyatya (vaiyātya, वैयात्य): defined in 2 categories.
Surata (सुरत): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history
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: “anyadā bhūṣaṇaṃ puṃsaḥ kṣamā lajjeva yoṣitaḥ”
- anyadā -
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anyadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bhūṣaṇam -
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bhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- puṃsaḥ -
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puṃs (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- kṣamā* -
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kṣama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kṣamā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- lajje -
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lajja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]lajjā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√lajj (verb class 6)[present middle first single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yoṣitaḥ -
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yoṣit (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “parākramaḥ paribhave vaiyātyaṃ surateṣviva”
- parākramaḥ -
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parākrama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paribhave -
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paribhava (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vaiyātyam -
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vaiyātya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- surateṣvi -
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surata (noun, masculine)[locative plural]surata (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 1765 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.