Sanskrit quote nr. 2386 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभ्यासश्छन्दसां दण्डो ज्वरदण्डश्च लङ्घनम् ।
यमदण्डो विष्णुभक्तिः शत्रुदण्डः शुभा गतिः ॥abhyāsaśchandasāṃ daṇḍo jvaradaṇḍaśca laṅghanam |
yamadaṇḍo viṣṇubhaktiḥ śatrudaṇḍaḥ śubhā gatiḥ ||
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.
Abhyasa (abhyāsa, अभ्यास): defined in 16 categories.
Chandas (छन्दस्): defined in 14 categories.
Danda (daṇḍa, दण्ड): defined in 26 categories.
Jvara (ज्वर): defined in 10 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Langhana (laṅghana, लङ्घन): defined in 8 categories.
Yamadanda (yamadaṇḍa, यमदण्ड): defined in 7 categories.
Vishnubhakti (visnubhakti, viṣṇubhakti, विष्णुभक्ति): defined in 3 categories.
Shubha (subha, śubha, शुभ, śubhā, शुभा): defined in 18 categories.
Gati (गति): defined in 22 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tamil, Jain philosophy, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “abhyāsaśchandasāṃ daṇḍo jvaradaṇḍaśca laṅghanam”
- abhyāsaś -
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abhyāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- chandasām -
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chandas (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- daṇḍo* -
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daṇḍa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jvara -
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jvara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√jvar (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- daṇḍaś -
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daṇḍa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- laṅghanam -
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laṅghana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “yamadaṇḍo viṣṇubhaktiḥ śatrudaṇḍaḥ śubhā gatiḥ”
- yamadaṇḍo* -
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yamadaṇḍa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- viṣṇubhaktiḥ -
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viṣṇubhakti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śatru -
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śatru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- daṇḍaḥ -
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daṇḍa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śubhā* -
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śubha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śubhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- gatiḥ -
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gati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]gati (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 2386 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.