Sanskrit quote nr. 829 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अदाहि यस्तेन दशार्धबाणः पुरा पुरारेर्नयनालयेन ।
न निर्दहंस्तं भवदक्षिवासी न वैरशुद्धेरधुनाधर्मणः ॥adāhi yastena daśārdhabāṇaḥ purā purārernayanālayena |
na nirdahaṃstaṃ bhavadakṣivāsī na vairaśuddheradhunādharmaṇaḥ ||
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.
Ada (अद, adā, अदा): defined in 9 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Ahi (ahī, अही): defined in 16 categories.
Yasta (यस्त): defined in 1 categories.
Dashardhabana (dasardhabana, daśārdhabāṇa, दशार्धबाण): defined in 1 categories.
Pura (purā, पुरा): defined in 18 categories.
Pur (पुर्): defined in 5 categories.
Purari (purāri, पुरारि): defined in 5 categories.
Nayana (नयन, nayanā, नयना): defined in 15 categories.
Alaya (अलय): defined in 15 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Nih (niḥ, निः): defined in 2 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Dah (दह्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Asi (असि, asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Vairashuddhi (vairasuddhi, vairaśuddhi, वैरशुद्धि): defined in 3 categories.
Adhuna (adhunā, अधुना): defined in 8 categories.
Dharman (धर्मन्): defined in 2 categories.
Dharmana (dharmaṇa, धर्मण): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Buddhism, Jain philosophy, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), 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: “adāhi yastena daśārdhabāṇaḥ purā purārernayanālayena”
- adā -
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ada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]adā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ahi -
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ahi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ahī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]ahī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- yastena -
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yasta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yasta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√yas -> yasta (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √yas class 4 verb]√yas -> yasta (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √yas class 4 verb]
- daśārdhabāṇaḥ -
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daśārdhabāṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- purā -
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purā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]purā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- purārer -
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purāri (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- nayanā -
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nayana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nayana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nayanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- alayena -
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alaya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]alaya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “na nirdahaṃstaṃ bhavadakṣivāsī na vairaśuddheradhunādharmaṇaḥ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nir -
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niḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]niḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- dahaṃ -
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dahā (noun, feminine)[adverb]dah (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- stam -
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√as (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- bhavad -
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bhavat (noun, masculine)[compound]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- akṣivā -
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√kṣi (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- asī -
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asī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]asi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vairaśuddher -
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vairaśuddhi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- adhunā -
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adhunā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dharmaṇaḥ -
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dharman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]dharman (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]dharmaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 829 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.