Sanskrit quote nr. 1928 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अपराद्धांस्तु सुस्निग्धान् स्नोहोक्त्या मानदानतः ।
साधयेद् भेददण्डाभ्यां यथायोगेन चापरान् ॥

aparāddhāṃstu susnigdhān snohoktyā mānadānataḥ |
sādhayed bhedadaṇḍābhyāṃ yathāyogena cāparān ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Aparaddha (aparāddha, अपराद्ध): defined in 2 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Susnigdha (सुस्निग्ध): defined in 1 categories.
Uha (ūha, ऊह, ūhā, ऊहा): defined in 14 categories.
Ukti (उक्ति): defined in 6 categories.
Manada (mānada, मानद): defined in 3 categories.
Atah (ataḥ, अतः): defined in 1 categories.
Bheda (भेद): defined in 19 categories.
Danda (daṇḍa, दण्ड, daṇḍā, दण्डा): defined in 26 categories.
Yathayogena (yathāyogena, यथायोगेन): defined in 1 categories.
Capa (cāpa, चाप): defined in 13 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Rat (rāt, रात्): defined in 6 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: “aparāddhāṃstu susnigdhān snohoktyā mānadānataḥ
  • aparāddhāṃs -
  • aparāddha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • susnigdhān -
  • susnigdha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sno -
  • snā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    snu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ūho -
  • ūha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ūhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    uh (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    ūh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • uktyā* -
  • ukti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • mānadān -
  • mānada (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ataḥ -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “sādhayed bhedadaṇḍābhyāṃ yathāyogena cāparān
  • sādhayed -
  • sidh (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • bheda -
  • bheda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhid (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • daṇḍābhyām -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    daṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • yathāyogena -
  • yathāyogena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • cāpa -
  • cāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rān -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    -> rāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 1928 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.

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