Sanskrit quote nr. 426 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अज्ञातमातृल लन- मैणशिशुं कश्चिदङ्कमारोप्य ।
अद्यापि रक्षसि विधो धर्मात्मा कोनु भवदन्यः ॥ajñātamātṛla lana- maiṇaśiśuṃ kaścidaṅkamāropya |
adyāpi rakṣasi vidho dharmātmā konu bhavadanyaḥ ||
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.
Ajnatam (ajñātam, अज्ञातम्): defined in 1 categories.
Ajnata (ajñāta, अज्ञात): defined in 7 categories.
At (āt, आत्): defined in 4 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Aina (aiṇa, ऐण): defined in 6 categories.
Shishu (sisu, śiśu, शिशु): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क, kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Anka (aṅka, अङ्क): defined in 14 categories.
Aropya (āropya, आरोप्य): defined in 5 categories.
Adyapi (adyāpi, अद्यापि): defined in 4 categories.
Rakshas (raksas, rakṣas, रक्षस्): defined in 5 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Vidha (विध): defined in 11 categories.
Vidhas (विधस्): defined in 1 categories.
Dharmatman (dharmātman, धर्मात्मन्): defined in 2 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Bhavadanya (भवदन्य): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Purana (epic history), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism
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: “ajñātamātṛla lana- maiṇaśiśuṃ kaścidaṅkamāropya”
- ajñātam -
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ajñātam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ajñāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ajñāta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ajñātā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jñā (verb class 3)[aorist active second dual]√jñā (verb class 9)[aorist active second dual]
- āt -
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āt (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ṛ -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- la -
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la (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- la -
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la (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mai -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]ma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- aiṇa -
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aiṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aiṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śiśum -
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śiśu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]śiśu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kaś -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- aṅkam -
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aṅka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- āropya -
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āropya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āropya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “adyāpi rakṣasi vidho dharmātmā konu bhavadanyaḥ”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- rakṣasi -
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rakṣas (noun, masculine)[locative single]rakṣas (noun, neuter)[locative single]√rakṣ (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- vidho* -
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vidhas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vidh (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vidh (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]vidha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dharmātmā -
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dharmātman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ko -
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kā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- unu -
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√u (verb class 5)[imperative active second single]
- bhavadanyaḥ -
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bhavadanya (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 426 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.