Sanskrit quote nr. 758 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अथ मन्त्रमिमं कर्ने जपेद्दंशं स्पृशेत् तथा ।
एकविंशतिवारं च वृश्चिकक्ष्वेडशान्तये ॥

atha mantramimaṃ karne japeddaṃśaṃ spṛśet tathā |
ekaviṃśativāraṃ ca vṛścikakṣveḍaśāntaye ||

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.

Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Mantra (मन्त्र): defined in 25 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Damsha (damsa, daṃśa, दंश): defined in 11 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Ekavimshat (ekavimsat, ekaviṃśat, एकविंशत्): defined in 2 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Vara (vāra, वार): defined in 23 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Vrishcika (vrscika, vṛścika, वृश्चिक): defined in 16 categories.
Kshveda (ksveda, kṣveḍa, क्ष्वेड): defined in 5 categories.
Shanti (santi, śānti, शान्ति): defined in 22 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Jainism, Prakrit, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments)

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: “atha mantramimaṃ karne japeddaṃśaṃ spṛśet tathā
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mantram -
  • mantra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • imam -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse karne*ja
  • japed -
  • jap (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • daṃśam -
  • daṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daṃśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    daṃśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • spṛśet -
  • spṛś (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “ekaviṃśativāraṃ ca vṛścikakṣveḍaśāntaye
  • ekaviṃśati -
  • ekaviṃśati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ekaviṃśat (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • vāram -
  • vāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vār (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛścika -
  • vṛścika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣveḍa -
  • kṣveḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣveḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣviḍ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śāntaye -
  • śānti (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    śānti (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]

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 758 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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