Sanskrit quote nr. 1936 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपराधेऽपि निःशङ्को नियोगी चिरसेवकः ।
स स्वामिनमवज्ञाय चरेच्च निरवग्रहः ॥aparādhe'pi niḥśaṅko niyogī cirasevakaḥ |
sa svāminamavajñāya carecca niravagrahaḥ ||
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.
Aparadha (aparādha, अपराध): defined in 10 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Nihshanka (nihsanka, niḥśaṅka, निःशङ्क): defined in 8 categories.
Niyogin (नियोगिन्): defined in 5 categories.
Cirasevaka (चिरसेवक): defined in 1 categories.
Svamin (svāmin, स्वामिन्): defined in 13 categories.
Avajna (avajñā, अवज्ञा): defined in 7 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Niravagraha (निरवग्रह): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), 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: “aparādhe'pi niḥśaṅko niyogī cirasevakaḥ”
- aparādhe' -
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aparādha (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- niḥśaṅko* -
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niḥśaṅka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- niyogī -
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niyogin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cirasevakaḥ -
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cirasevaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sa svāminamavajñāya carecca niravagrahaḥ”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svāminam -
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svāmin (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- avajñā -
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avajñā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aya -
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aya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]e (noun, masculine)[compound]
- carec -
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√car (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- niravagrahaḥ -
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niravagraha (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 1936 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.