Sanskrit quote nr. 2017 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपि घोरापराधस्य धर्ममाश्रित्य तिष्ठतः ।
स हि प्रच्छाद्यते दोषः शैलो मेघैरिवासितैः ॥api ghorāparādhasya dharmamāśritya tiṣṭhataḥ |
sa hi pracchādyate doṣaḥ śailo meghairivāsitaiḥ ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ghora (घोर, ghorā, घोरा): defined in 15 categories.
Aparadha (aparādha, अपराध): defined in 10 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Ashritya (asritya, āśritya, आश्रित्य): defined in 6 categories.
Tishthat (tisthat, tiṣṭhat, तिष्ठत्): defined in 3 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Pracchadya (pracchādya, प्रच्छाद्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Dosha (dosa, doṣa, दोष): defined in 21 categories.
Doshas (dosas, doṣas, दोषस्): defined in 1 categories.
Dos (दोस्): defined in 3 categories.
Shaila (saila, śaila, शैल): defined in 13 categories.
Megha (मेघ): defined in 18 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Asita (असित): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Kannada, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), India history, Buddhism, Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali
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: “api ghorāparādhasya dharmamāśritya tiṣṭhataḥ”
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- ghorā -
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ghora (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ghora (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ghorā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aparādhasya -
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aparādha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- dharmam -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dharman (noun, masculine)[adverb]dharman (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- āśritya -
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āśritya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tiṣṭhataḥ -
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√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [ablative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [genitive single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [genitive single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- Line 2: “sa hi pracchādyate doṣaḥ śailo meghairivāsitaiḥ”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- pracchādya -
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pracchādya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pracchādya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pracchādya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- doṣaḥ -
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doṣas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]doṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]dos (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- śailo* -
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śaila (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- meghair -
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megha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]megha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- asitaiḥ -
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asita (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]asita (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
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 2017 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.