Sanskrit quote nr. 6465 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्तमः क्लेशविक्षोभं क्षमः सोढुं न हीतरः ।
मणिरेव महाशाणघर्षणं न तु मृत्कणः ॥uttamaḥ kleśavikṣobhaṃ kṣamaḥ soḍhuṃ na hītaraḥ |
maṇireva mahāśāṇagharṣaṇaṃ na tu mṛtkaṇaḥ ||
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.
Uttama (उत्तम): defined in 21 categories.
Klesha (klesa, kleśa, क्लेश): defined in 10 categories.
Vikshobha (viksobha, vikṣobha, विक्षोभ): defined in 4 categories.
Ksham (ksam, kṣam, क्षम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshama (ksama, kṣama, क्षम): defined in 14 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Itara (इतर): defined in 9 categories.
Mani (maṇi, मणि): defined in 26 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Mahasha (mahasa, mahāśa, महाश): defined in 3 categories.
Gharshana (gharsana, gharṣaṇa, घर्षण): defined in 5 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Mritkana (mrtkana, mṛtkaṇa, मृत्कण): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “uttamaḥ kleśavikṣobhaṃ kṣamaḥ soḍhuṃ na hītaraḥ”
- uttamaḥ -
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uttama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kleśa -
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kleśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kleś (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vikṣobham -
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vikṣobha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- kṣamaḥ -
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kṣam (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]kṣama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse soḍhum*na
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hī -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- itaraḥ -
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itara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “maṇireva mahāśāṇagharṣaṇaṃ na tu mṛtkaṇaḥ”
- maṇir -
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maṇi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mahāśā -
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mahāśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- aṇa -
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√aṇ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- gharṣaṇam -
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gharṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- mṛtkaṇaḥ -
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mṛtkaṇa (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 6465 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.