Sanskrit quote nr. 1937 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपराधो न मेऽस्तीति नैतद् विश्वासकारणम् ।
विद्यते हि नृशंसेभ्यो भयं गुणवतामपि ॥aparādho na me'stīti naitad viśvāsakāraṇam |
vidyate hi nṛśaṃsebhyo bhayaṃ guṇavatāmapi ||
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.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Asti (अस्ति): defined in 11 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vishvasakarana (visvasakarana, viśvāsakāraṇa, विश्वासकारण): defined in 1 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Nrishamsa (nrsamsa, nṛśaṃsa, नृशंस): defined in 7 categories.
Bhaya (भय): defined in 21 categories.
Gunavat (guṇavat, गुणवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 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, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Nepali, Dharmashastra (religious law), Buddhism, Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy)
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: “aparādho na me'stīti naitad viśvāsakāraṇam”
- aparādho* -
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aparādha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- me' -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- astī -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- nai -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- etad -
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etad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- viśvāsakāraṇam -
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viśvāsakāraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “vidyate hi nṛśaṃsebhyo bhayaṃ guṇavatāmapi”
- vidyate -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 6)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 7)[present passive third single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- nṛśaṃsebhyo* -
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nṛśaṃsa (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]nṛśaṃsa (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- bhayam -
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bhaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- guṇavatām -
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guṇavat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]guṇavat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]guṇavatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
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 1937 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.