Sanskrit quote nr. 7054 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपच्छन्द्यापि दातव्यं बलिने शान्तिमिच्छता ।
समूलमेव गान्धारिर् अप्रयच्छन् गतः क्षयम् ॥upacchandyāpi dātavyaṃ baline śāntimicchatā |
samūlameva gāndhārir aprayacchan gataḥ kṣayam ||
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.
Datavya (dātavya, दातव्य): defined in 6 categories.
Balin (बलिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Shanti (santi, śānti, शान्ति): defined in 22 categories.
Icchata (icchatā, इच्छता): defined in 4 categories.
Icchat (इच्छत्): defined in 1 categories.
Samulam (samūlam, समूलम्): defined in 1 categories.
Samula (samūla, समूल): defined in 9 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Gandhari (gāndhāri, गान्धारि): defined in 13 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Rayat (रयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gata (गत): defined in 10 categories.
Kshaya (ksaya, kṣaya, क्षय): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “upacchandyāpi dātavyaṃ baline śāntimicchatā”
- Cannot analyse upacchandyāpi*dā
- dātavyam -
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dātavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dātavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dātavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- baline -
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balin (noun, masculine)[dative single]balin (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- śāntim -
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śānti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śānti (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- icchatā -
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icchatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
- Line 2: “samūlameva gāndhārir aprayacchan gataḥ kṣayam”
- samūlam -
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samūlam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]samūla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]samūla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samūlā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gāndhārir -
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gāndhāri (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ap -
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ap (noun, feminine)[compound]ap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- rayac -
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√ray -> rayat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ray class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ray class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ray class 1 verb]
- chan -
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- gataḥ -
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gat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]gata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṣayam -
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kṣaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 7054 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.