Sanskrit quote nr. 2244 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अभयं सत्त्वसंशुद्धिर् ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थितिः ।
दानं दमश्च यज्ञश्च स्वाध्यायस्तप आर्जवम् ॥

abhayaṃ sattvasaṃśuddhir jñānayogavyavasthitiḥ |
dānaṃ damaśca yajñaśca svādhyāyastapa ārjavam ||

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.

Abhaya (अभय): defined in 21 categories.
Sattvasamshuddhi (sattvasamsuddhi, sattvasaṃśuddhi, सत्त्वसंशुद्धि): defined in 1 categories.
Jnanayoga (jñānayoga, ज्ञानयोग): defined in 7 categories.
Vyavasthiti (व्यवस्थिति): defined in 2 categories.
Dana (dāna, दान): defined in 22 categories.
Dama (दम): defined in 14 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Yajna (yajña, यज्ञ): defined in 12 categories.
Svadhyaya (svādhyāya, स्वाध्याय): defined in 11 categories.
Tap (तप्): defined in 4 categories.
Tapa (तप): defined in 13 categories.
Tapas (तपस्): defined in 9 categories.
Arjava (ārjava, आर्जव): defined in 6 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Jainism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), 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: “abhayaṃ sattvasaṃśuddhir jñānayogavyavasthitiḥ
  • abhayam -
  • abhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhī (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • sattvasaṃśuddhir -
  • sattvasaṃśuddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • jñānayoga -
  • jñānayoga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyavasthitiḥ -
  • vyavasthiti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dānaṃ damaśca yajñaśca svādhyāyastapa ārjavam
  • dānam -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • damaś -
  • dama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yajñaś -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svādhyāyas -
  • svādhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tapa* -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārjavam -
  • ārjava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ārjava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ārjavā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

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 2244 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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