Sanskrit quote nr. 7984 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एते वश्यकरोपाया दुर्जने निष्फलाः स्मृताः ।
तत्संनिधिं त्यजेत् प्राज्ञः शक्तस् तं दण्डतो जयेत् ॥ete vaśyakaropāyā durjane niṣphalāḥ smṛtāḥ |
tatsaṃnidhiṃ tyajet prājñaḥ śaktas taṃ daṇḍato jayet ||
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, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Eti (एति): defined in 4 categories.
Vashyakara (vasyakara, vaśyakara, वश्यकर, vaśyakarā, वश्यकरा): defined in 1 categories.
Upaya (upāya, उपाय): defined in 18 categories.
Durjana (दुर्जन): defined in 7 categories.
Nishphala (nisphala, niṣphala, निष्फल, niṣphalā, निष्फला): defined in 6 categories.
Smrita (smrta, smṛta, स्मृत, smṛtā, स्मृता): defined in 4 categories.
Smrito (smrto, smṛto, स्मृतो): defined in 1 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Samnidhi (saṃnidhi, संनिधि): defined in 8 categories.
Prajna (prājña, प्राज्ञ): defined in 11 categories.
Shakta (sakta, śakta, शक्त): defined in 9 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Danda (daṇḍa, दण्ड): defined in 26 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Jainism, Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
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: “ete vaśyakaropāyā durjane niṣphalāḥ smṛtāḥ”
- ete -
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eta (noun, masculine)[locative single]eta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- vaśyakaro -
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vaśyakara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vaśyakara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vaśyakarā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upāyā* -
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upāya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- durjane -
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durjana (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- niṣphalāḥ -
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niṣphala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]niṣphalā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- smṛtāḥ -
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smṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]smṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]smṛto (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]√smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “tatsaṃnidhiṃ tyajet prājñaḥ śaktas taṃ daṇḍato jayet”
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- saṃnidhim -
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saṃnidhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- tyajet -
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√tyaj (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- prājñaḥ -
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prājña (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śaktas -
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śakta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śac -> śakta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śac class 1 verb]√śak -> śakta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śak class 5 verb]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- daṇḍa -
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daṇḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- to* -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jayet -
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√ji (verb class 1)[optative active third 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 7984 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.