Sanskrit quote nr. 498 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अण्वपि गुणाय महतां महदपि दोषाय दोषिणां सुकृतम् ।
तृणमपि दुग्धाय गवां दुग्धमपि विषाय सर्पाणाम् ॥aṇvapi guṇāya mahatāṃ mahadapi doṣāya doṣiṇāṃ sukṛtam |
tṛṇamapi dugdhāya gavāṃ dugdhamapi viṣāya sarpāṇām ||
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.
Anu (aṇu, अणु): defined in 18 categories.
Anva (aṇva, अण्व): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Mahat (महत्): defined in 6 categories.
Mahata (mahatā, महता): defined in 4 categories.
Dosha (dosa, doṣa, दोष): defined in 21 categories.
Doshin (dosin, doṣin, दोषिन्): defined in 9 categories.
Sukrit (sukrt, sukṛt, सुकृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Trina (trna, tṛṇa, तृण): defined in 12 categories.
Dugdha (दुग्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Go (गो): defined in 18 categories.
Visha (visa, viṣa, विष): defined in 19 categories.
Sarpa (सर्प): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Shilpashastra (iconography), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “aṇvapi guṇāya mahatāṃ mahadapi doṣāya doṣiṇāṃ sukṛtam”
- aṇva -
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aṇu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]aṇu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]aṇu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]aṇva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- guṇāya -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- mahatām -
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mahat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]mahat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]mahatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√mah (verb class 1)[imperative active third dual]
- mahad -
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mahat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- doṣāya -
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doṣa (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- doṣiṇām -
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doṣin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]doṣin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- sukṛtam -
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sukṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]sukṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “tṛṇamapi dugdhāya gavāṃ dugdhamapi viṣāya sarpāṇām”
- tṛṇam -
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tṛṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tṛṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- dugdhāya -
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dugdha (noun, masculine)[dative single]dugdha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- gavām -
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go (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- dugdham -
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dugdha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dugdha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dugdhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√duh (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- viṣāya -
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viṣa (noun, masculine)[dative single]viṣa (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- sarpāṇām -
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sarpa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sarpa (noun, neuter)[genitive 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 498 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.