Sanskrit quote nr. 7449 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतस्य तु महाप्राज्ञ दोषस्य सुमहान् गुणः ।
क्षमायां विपुला लोकाः सुलभा हि सहिष्णुना ॥etasya tu mahāprājña doṣasya sumahān guṇaḥ |
kṣamāyāṃ vipulā lokāḥ sulabhā hi sahiṣṇunā ||
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.
Eta (एत): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Mahaprajna (mahāprājña, महाप्राज्ञ): defined in 4 categories.
Dosha (dosa, doṣa, दोष): defined in 21 categories.
Sumahat (सुमहत्): defined in 3 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Kshama (ksama, kṣamā, क्षमा): defined in 14 categories.
Vipula (विपुल, vipulā, विपुला): defined in 14 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Sulabha (सुलभ, sulabhā, सुलभा): defined in 12 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Sahishnu (sahisnu, sahiṣṇu, सहिष्णु): defined in 8 categories.
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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: “etasya tu mahāprājña doṣasya sumahān guṇaḥ”
- etasya -
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eta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]eta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]etad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- mahāprājña -
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mahāprājña (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mahāprājña (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- doṣasya -
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doṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- sumahān -
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sumahat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- guṇaḥ -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kṣamāyāṃ vipulā lokāḥ sulabhā hi sahiṣṇunā”
- kṣamāyām -
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kṣamā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- vipulā* -
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vipula (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vipulā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- lokāḥ -
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loka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- sulabhā* -
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sulabha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sulabhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- sahiṣṇunā -
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sahiṣṇu (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sahiṣṇu (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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 7449 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.