Sanskrit quote nr. 7389 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ऋषेरस्याश्रमे पुण्ये शापसंत्रस्तमानसः ।
मुद्बोधतोऽपि प्रायोऽयं मृगात् सिंहः पलायते ॥ṛṣerasyāśrame puṇye śāpasaṃtrastamānasaḥ |
mudbodhato'pi prāyo'yaṃ mṛgāt siṃhaḥ palāyate ||
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.
Rishi (rsi, ṛṣi, ऋषि): defined in 16 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Rasin (रसिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Rasya (रस्य, rasyā, रस्या): defined in 3 categories.
Ashrama (asrama, āśrama, आश्रम): defined in 17 categories.
Shapa (sapa, śāpa, शाप): defined in 11 categories.
Anasa (ānasa, आनस): defined in 6 categories.
Mud (मुद्): defined in 5 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Praya (prāya, प्राय): defined in 8 categories.
Prayas (prāyas, प्रायस्): defined in 4 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Mriga (mrga, mṛga, मृग): defined in 21 categories.
Mrigad (mrgad, mṛgād, मृगाद्): defined in 1 categories.
Simha (siṃha, सिंह): defined in 21 categories.
Pala (पल): defined in 22 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pali, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain 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: “ṛṣerasyāśrame puṇye śāpasaṃtrastamānasaḥ”
- ṛṣer -
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ṛṣi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]√ṛṣ (verb class 6)[optative active second single]
- rasyā -
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rasin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]rasin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]rasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ras -> rasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ras]ra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ra (noun, neuter)[genitive single]rasyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√ras -> rasya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ras class 10 verb]√ras -> rasya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ras class 10 verb]√ras -> rasyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √ras class 10 verb]
- āśrame -
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āśrama (noun, masculine)[locative single]āśrama (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- puṇye -
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puṇya (noun, masculine)[locative single]puṇya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]puṇyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √puṇ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √puṇ class 10 verb], [locative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]√puṇ -> puṇyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √puṇ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √puṇ class 10 verb]√puṇ (verb class 6)[present passive first single]
- śāpa -
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śāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- santrastam -
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santrasta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]santrasta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]santrastā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ānasaḥ -
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ānasa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “mudbodhato'pi prāyo'yaṃ mṛgāt siṃhaḥ palāyate”
- mud -
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mud (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- bodhato' -
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bodhataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√budh (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- prāyo' -
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prāyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prāya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mṛgāt -
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mṛga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]mṛgād (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- siṃhaḥ -
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siṃha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- palāya -
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pala (noun, masculine)[dative single]pala (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive 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 7389 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.