Sanskrit quote nr. 772 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अथवा मृदु वस्तु हिंसितुं मृदुनैवारभते प्रजान्तकः ।
हिमसेकविपत्तिरत्र मे नलीनी पूर्वनिदर्शनं मता ॥athavā mṛdu vastu hiṃsituṃ mṛdunaivārabhate prajāntakaḥ |
himasekavipattiratra me nalīnī pūrvanidarśanaṃ matā ||
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.
Athava (athavā, अथवा): defined in 5 categories.
Mridu (mrdu, mṛdu, मृदु, mṛdū, मृदू): defined in 14 categories.
Vastu (वस्तु): defined in 19 categories.
Evara (evāra, एवार): defined in 1 categories.
Bha (भ): defined in 14 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Prajantaka (prajāntaka, प्रजान्तक): defined in 1 categories.
Hima (हिम): defined in 14 categories.
Seka (सेक): defined in 11 categories.
Vipatti (विपत्ति): defined in 8 categories.
Atra (अत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Nali (nalī, नली): defined in 10 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Purva (pūrva, पूर्व): defined in 13 categories.
Nidarshana (nidarsana, nidarśana, निदर्शन): defined in 10 categories.
Mata (matā, मता): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Buddhist philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Hinduism, Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
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: “athavā mṛdu vastu hiṃsituṃ mṛdunaivārabhate prajāntakaḥ”
- athavā -
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athavā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mṛdu -
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mṛdu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]mṛdu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mṛdū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- vastu -
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vastu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vastu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- hiṃsitum -
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√hiṃs -> hiṃsitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √hiṃs]√hiṃs -> hiṃsitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √hiṃs]
- mṛdunai -
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mṛdu (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]mṛdu (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- evāra -
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evāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bha -
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bha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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]
- prajāntakaḥ -
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prajāntaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “himasekavipattiratra me nalīnī pūrvanidarśanaṃ matā”
- hima -
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hima (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hima (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- seka -
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seka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√sek (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vipattir -
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vipatti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- nalī -
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nalī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- nī -
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nī (noun, masculine)[compound]nī (noun, feminine)[compound]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- pūrva -
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pūrva (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]pūrva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pūrva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- nidarśanam -
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nidarśana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nidarśana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nidarśanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- matā -
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matā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√man -> matā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
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 772 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.