Sanskrit quote nr. 821 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अदाक्षिण्यादतीवोग्राः पवना इव दुर्जनाः ।
गुरूनपि प्रतिक्षेप्तुं प्रयतन्ते क्षमाभृतः ॥adākṣiṇyādatīvogrāḥ pavanā iva durjanāḥ |
gurūnapi pratikṣeptuṃ prayatante kṣamābhṛtaḥ ||
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.
Adakshinya (adaksinya, adākṣiṇya, अदाक्षिण्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ativa (atīva, अतीव): defined in 6 categories.
Ugra (उग्र, ugrā, उग्रा): defined in 19 categories.
Pavana (पवन): defined in 19 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Durjana (दुर्जन): defined in 7 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Prayat (प्रयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Anta (अन्त, antā, अन्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Anti (अन्ति): defined in 9 categories.
Kshamabhrit (ksamabhrt, kṣamābhṛt, क्षमाभृत्): defined in 1 categories.
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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: “adākṣiṇyādatīvogrāḥ pavanā iva durjanāḥ”
- adākṣiṇyād -
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adākṣiṇya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- atīvo -
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atīva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atīva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ugrāḥ -
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ugra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ugrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pavanā* -
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pavana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- durjanāḥ -
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durjana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “gurūnapi pratikṣeptuṃ prayatante kṣamābhṛtaḥ”
- gurūn -
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guru (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- kṣeptum -
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√kṣip -> kṣeptum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṣip]√kṣip -> kṣeptum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṣip]
- prayat -
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√pre -> prayat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pre class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pre class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pre class 2 verb]
- ante -
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anta (noun, masculine)[locative single]anta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]antā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√ant (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- kṣamābhṛtaḥ -
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kṣamābhṛt (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive 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 821 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.