Sanskrit quote nr. 806 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अदण्डनमदण्ड्यानां दण्ड्यानां चापि दण्डनम् ।
अग्राह्याग्रहणं चैव ग्राह्याणां ग्रहणं तथा ॥adaṇḍanamadaṇḍyānāṃ daṇḍyānāṃ cāpi daṇḍanam |
agrāhyāgrahaṇaṃ caiva grāhyāṇāṃ grahaṇaṃ tathā ||
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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.
Adandana (adaṇḍana, अदण्डन): defined in 1 categories.
Adandya (adaṇḍya, अदण्ड्य, adaṇḍyā, अदण्ड्या): defined in 3 categories.
Dandya (daṇḍya, दण्ड्य, daṇḍyā, दण्ड्या): defined in 3 categories.
Capin (cāpin, चापिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Dandana (daṇḍana, दण्डन): defined in 7 categories.
Agrahya (agrāhya, अग्राह्य, agrāhyā, अग्राह्या): defined in 7 categories.
Agrahana (agrahaṇa, अग्रहण): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Grahya (grāhya, ग्राह्य, grāhyā, ग्राह्या): defined in 11 categories.
Grahana (grahaṇa, ग्रहण): defined in 16 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Hinduism, Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “adaṇḍanamadaṇḍyānāṃ daṇḍyānāṃ cāpi daṇḍanam”
- adaṇḍanam -
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adaṇḍana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- adaṇḍyānām -
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adaṇḍya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]adaṇḍya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]adaṇḍyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- daṇḍyānām -
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daṇḍya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]daṇḍya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]daṇḍyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- cāpi -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- daṇḍanam -
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daṇḍana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “agrāhyāgrahaṇaṃ caiva grāhyāṇāṃ grahaṇaṃ tathā”
- agrāhyā -
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agrāhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]agrāhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]agrāhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- agrahaṇam -
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agrahaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]agrahaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]agrahaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- grāhyāṇām -
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grāhya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]grāhya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]grāhyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]√grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √grah class 9 verb], [genitive plural from √grah]√grah -> grāhya (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √grah class 9 verb], [genitive plural from √grah]√grah -> grāhyā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √grah class 9 verb], [genitive plural from √grah]
- grahaṇam -
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grahaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]grahaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]grahaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 806 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.