Sanskrit quote nr. 7421 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
सोऽस्य दोषो न मन्तव्यः क्षमा हि परमं बलम् ।
क्षमा गुणो ह्यशक्तानां शक्तानां भूषणं क्षमा ॥so'sya doṣo na mantavyaḥ kṣamā hi paramaṃ balam |
kṣamā guṇo hyaśaktānāṃ śaktānāṃ bhūṣaṇaṃ kṣamā ||
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.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Dosha (dosa, doṣa, दोष): defined in 21 categories.
Doshas (dosas, doṣas, दोषस्): defined in 1 categories.
Dos (दोस्): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Mantavya (मन्तव्य): defined in 5 categories.
Kshama (ksama, kṣama, क्षम, kṣamā, क्षमा): defined in 14 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Paramam (परमम्): defined in 2 categories.
Parama (परम): defined in 16 categories.
Bala (बल): defined in 30 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Ashakta (asakta, aśakta, अशक्त, aśaktā, अशक्ता): defined in 8 categories.
Shakta (sakta, śakta, शक्त, śaktā, शक्ता): defined in 9 categories.
Bhushana (bhusana, bhūṣaṇa, भूषण): defined in 21 categories.
Ksham (ksam, kṣam, क्षम्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, India history, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Tamil, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), 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: “so'sya doṣo na mantavyaḥ kṣamā hi paramaṃ balam”
- so' -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]so (noun, feminine)[compound]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- doṣo* -
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doṣas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]doṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]dos (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mantavyaḥ -
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mantavya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√man -> mantavya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
- kṣamā* -
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kṣama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kṣamā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- paramam -
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paramam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]parama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]parama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]paramā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- balam -
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bala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]balā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “kṣamā guṇo hyaśaktānāṃ śaktānāṃ bhūṣaṇaṃ kṣamā”
- kṣamā* -
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kṣama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kṣamā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- guṇo* -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- aśaktānām -
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aśakta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]aśakta (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]aśaktā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- śaktānām -
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śakta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]śakta (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]śaktā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]√śac -> śakta (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √śac class 1 verb]√śac -> śakta (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √śac class 1 verb]√śac -> śaktā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √śac class 1 verb]√śak -> śakta (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √śak class 5 verb]√śak -> śakta (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √śak class 5 verb]√śak -> śaktā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √śak class 5 verb]
- bhūṣaṇam -
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bhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kṣamā -
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kṣam (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]kṣamā (noun, feminine)[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 7421 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.