Sanskrit quote nr. 1802 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्यायसमुपात्तेन दानधर्मो धनेन यः ।
क्रियते न स कर्तारं त्रायते महतो भयात् ॥anyāyasamupāttena dānadharmo dhanena yaḥ |
kriyate na sa kartāraṃ trāyate mahato bhayāt ||
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.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Anyaya (anyāya, अन्याय): defined in 4 categories.
Samupatta (samupātta, समुपात्त): defined in 2 categories.
Danadharma (dānadharma, दानधर्म): defined in 4 categories.
Dhana (धन): defined in 16 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Kartri (kartr, kartṛ, कर्तृ): defined in 13 categories.
Mahat (महत्): defined in 6 categories.
Bhayat (bhayāt, भयात्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhaya (भय): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hinduism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), India history, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), 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: “anyāyasamupāttena dānadharmo dhanena yaḥ”
- anyāya -
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anyāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anyāya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]anya (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- samupāttena -
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samupātta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]samupātta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- dānadharmo* -
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dānadharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dhanena -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]dhana (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kriyate na sa kartāraṃ trāyate mahato bhayāt”
- kriyate -
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√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kartāram -
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kartṛ (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- trāyate -
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√trai (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- mahato* -
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mahat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]mahat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]√mah (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- bhayāt -
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bhayāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]bhaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative 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 1802 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.