Sanskrit quote nr. 7872 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एतस्मिन् विपिने मया बलवता नाज्ञापिताः के मृगाः ।
कस्मै वा न फलं विकीर्णमुचितं रोषस्य तोषस्य च ॥

etasmin vipine mayā balavatā nājñāpitāḥ ke mṛgāḥ |
kasmai vā na phalaṃ vikīrṇamucitaṃ roṣasya toṣasya ca ||

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.

Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vipina (विपिन): defined in 7 categories.
Maya (मय, mayā, मया): defined in 29 categories.
Balavata (balavatā, बलवता): defined in 1 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Ajnapita (ājñāpita, आज्ञापित, ājñāpitā, आज्ञापिता): defined in 2 categories.
Ka (क, kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Mriga (mrga, mṛga, मृग, mṛgā, मृगा): defined in 20 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Vikirna (vikīrṇa, विकीर्ण): defined in 7 categories.
Ucita (उचित): defined in 4 categories.
Tosha (tosa, toṣa, तोष): defined in 8 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of 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: “etasmin vipine mayā balavatā nājñāpitāḥ ke mṛgāḥ
  • etasmin -
  • etad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vipine -
  • vipina (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • mayā* -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • balavatā* -
  • balavatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ājñāpitāḥ -
  • ājñāpita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ājñāpitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mṛgāḥ -
  • mṛga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mṛgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “kasmai na phalaṃ vikīrṇamucitaṃ roṣasya toṣasya ca
  • kasmai -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vikīrṇam -
  • vikīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vikīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vikīrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ucitam -
  • ucita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ucita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ucitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    uc -> ucita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √uc class 4 verb], [accusative single from √uc class 4 verb]
  • roṣasya -
  • roṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • toṣasya -
  • toṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative 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 7872 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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