Sanskrit quote nr. 1918 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपमानात् तु संभूतं मानेन प्रशमं नयेत् ।
सामपूर्व उपायो वा प्रणामो वाभिमानजे ॥apamānāt tu saṃbhūtaṃ mānena praśamaṃ nayet |
sāmapūrva upāyo vā praṇāmo vābhimānaje ||
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.
Apamana (apamāna, अपमान): defined in 6 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Sambhuta (sambhūta, सम्भूत): defined in 10 categories.
Mana (māna, मान): defined in 24 categories.
Prashama (prasama, praśama, प्रशम): defined in 7 categories.
Samapurva (sāmapūrva, सामपूर्व): defined in 1 categories.
Upaya (upāya, उपाय): defined in 18 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Pranama (praṇāma, प्रणाम): defined in 5 categories.
Abhimana (abhimāna, अभिमान): defined in 13 categories.
Ja (ज, jā, जा): defined in 7 categories.
Ji (जि): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “apamānāt tu saṃbhūtaṃ mānena praśamaṃ nayet”
- apamānāt -
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apamāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- sambhūtam -
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sambhūta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sambhūta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sambhūtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mānena -
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māna (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]māna (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√man -> māna (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √man class 4 verb], [instrumental single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> māna (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √man class 4 verb], [instrumental single from √man class 8 verb]
- praśamam -
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praśama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- nayet -
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√nay (verb class 1)[optative active third single]√nī (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “sāmapūrva upāyo vā praṇāmo vābhimānaje”
- sāmapūrva* -
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sāmapūrva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- upāyo* -
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upāya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- praṇāmo* -
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praṇāma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- abhimāna -
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abhimāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- je -
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ja (noun, masculine)[locative single]ja (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ji (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ji (noun, feminine)[vocative 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 1918 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.