Sanskrit quote nr. 2245 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोधस् त्यागः शान्तिरपैशुनम् ।
दया भूतेष्वलोलुप्त्वं मार्दवं ह्रीरचापलम् ॥ahiṃsā satyamakrodhas tyāgaḥ śāntirapaiśunam |
dayā bhūteṣvaloluptvaṃ mārdavaṃ hrīracāpalam ||
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.
Ahimsa (ahiṃsā, अहिंसा): defined in 13 categories.
Satyam (सत्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Satya (सत्य): defined in 20 categories.
Akrodha (अक्रोध): defined in 4 categories.
Tyaga (tyāga, त्याग): defined in 16 categories.
Shanti (santi, śānti, शान्ति): defined in 22 categories.
Apaishuna (apaisuna, apaiśuna, अपैशुन): defined in 2 categories.
Daya (dayā, दया): defined in 13 categories.
Bhuta (bhūta, भूत): defined in 21 categories.
Aloluptva (अलोलुप्त्व): defined in 1 categories.
Mardava (mārdava, मार्दव): defined in 9 categories.
Hri (hrī, ह्री): defined in 10 categories.
Apala (अपल): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kannada, Ayurveda (science of life), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), 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: “ahiṃsā satyamakrodhas tyāgaḥ śāntirapaiśunam”
- ahiṃsā -
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ahiṃsā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- satyam -
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satyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]satya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- akrodhas -
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akrodha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tyāgaḥ -
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tyāga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śāntir -
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śānti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]śānti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- apaiśunam -
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apaiśuna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “dayā bhūteṣvaloluptvaṃ mārdavaṃ hrīracāpalam”
- dayā* -
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dayā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhūteṣva -
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bhūta (noun, masculine)[locative plural]bhūta (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- aloluptvam -
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aloluptva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mārdavam -
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mārdava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mārdava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- hrīr -
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hrī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- acā -
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√ac (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√añc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- apalam -
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apala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]apalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√pal (verb class 1)[imperfect active first 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 2245 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.