Sanskrit quote nr. 688 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अत्यासन्ना विनाशाय दूरस्था न फलप्रदाः ।
सेव्या मध्यमभावेन राजावह्निर्गुरुः स्त्रियः ॥

atyāsannā vināśāya dūrasthā na phalapradāḥ |
sevyā madhyamabhāvena rājāvahnirguruḥ striyaḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Atyasanna (atyāsanna, अत्यासन्न, atyāsannā, अत्यासन्ना): defined in 2 categories.
Vinasha (vinasa, vināśa, विनाश): defined in 16 categories.
Durastha (dūrastha, दूरस्थ, dūrasthā, दूरस्था): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Phalaprada (फलप्रद, phalapradā, फलप्रदा): defined in 5 categories.
Sevya (सेव्य, sevyā, सेव्या): defined in 11 categories.
Madhyama (मध्यम): defined in 20 categories.
Bhavena (bhāvena, भावेन): defined in 1 categories.
Bhava (bhāva, भाव): defined in 31 categories.
Raja (rāja, राज, rājā, राजा): defined in 16 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Raj (rāj, राज्): defined in 4 categories.
Avahni (अवह्नि): defined in 1 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, 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: “atyāsannā vināśāya dūrasthā na phalapradāḥ
  • atyāsannā* -
  • atyāsanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    atyāsannā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vināśāya -
  • vināśa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • dūrasthā* -
  • dūrastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dūrasthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • phalapradāḥ -
  • phalaprada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    phalapradā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “sevyā madhyamabhāvena rājāvahnirguruḥ striyaḥ
  • sevyā* -
  • sevya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sevyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sev -> sevya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sev class 1 verb]
    sev -> sevyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sev class 1 verb]
    sīv -> sevya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sīv], [vocative plural from √sīv]
    sīv -> sevyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sīv], [vocative plural from √sīv], [accusative plural from √sīv]
  • madhyama -
  • madhyama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    madhyama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāvena -
  • bhāvena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhāva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • rājā -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • avahnir -
  • avahni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    avahni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • guruḥ -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • striyaḥ -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 688 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.

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