Sanskrit quote nr. 535 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतिक्लेशेन येऽर्थाः स्युर् धर्मस्यातिक्रमेण च ।
अरेर्वा प्रणिपातेन मा स्म तेषु मनः कृथाः ॥atikleśena ye'rthāḥ syur dharmasyātikrameṇa ca |
arervā praṇipātena mā sma teṣu manaḥ kṛthāḥ ||
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.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Klesha (klesa, kleśa, क्लेश): defined in 10 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Atikrama (अतिक्रम): defined in 7 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Ari (अरि): defined in 17 categories.
Pranipata (praṇipāta, प्रणिपात): defined in 4 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Sma (स्म): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy)
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: “atikleśena ye'rthāḥ syur dharmasyātikrameṇa ca”
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kleśena -
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kleśa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- ye' -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- arthāḥ -
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artha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- syur -
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√as (verb class 2)[optative active third plural]
- dharmasyā -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- atikrameṇa -
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atikrama (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “arervā praṇipātena mā sma teṣu manaḥ kṛthāḥ”
- arer -
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ari (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]ari (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- rvā -
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- praṇipātena -
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praṇipāta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- mā -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- sma -
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sma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- teṣu -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative plural]ta (noun, neuter)[locative plural]tad (noun, neuter)[locative plural]sa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- manaḥ -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṛthāḥ -
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√kṛ (verb class 1)[injunctive middle second single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[injunctive middle second single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[injunctive middle second single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[injunctive middle second 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 535 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.