Sanskrit quote nr. 1243 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनम्राक्रमणं शौर्यं धनं निजभुजार्जितम् ।
भार्या रूपानुरूपा च पुरुषस्येह युज्यते ॥anamrākramaṇaṃ śauryaṃ dhanaṃ nijabhujārjitam |
bhāryā rūpānurūpā ca puruṣasyeha yujyate ||
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.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Ragh (rāgh, राघ्): defined in 1 categories.
Ramana (ramaṇa, रमण): defined in 14 categories.
Shaurya (saurya, śaurya, शौर्य): defined in 8 categories.
Dhana (धन): defined in 16 categories.
Nija (निज): defined in 10 categories.
Bhuj (भुज्): defined in 6 categories.
Bhuja (भुज, bhujā, भुजा): defined in 10 categories.
Arjita (अर्जित): defined in 3 categories.
Bharya (bhārya, भार्य, bhāryā, भार्या): defined in 8 categories.
Rupa (rūpa, रूप): defined in 25 categories.
Uru (उरु): defined in 16 categories.
Upa (upā, उपा): defined in 8 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Samkhya (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: “anamrākramaṇaṃ śauryaṃ dhanaṃ nijabhujārjitam”
- anam -
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ana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- rāk -
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rāgh (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- ramaṇam -
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ramaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ramaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ramaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śauryam -
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śaurya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dhanam -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- nija -
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nija (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nija (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhujā -
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bhuja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhuj (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]bhuj (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhujā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√bhuj (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- arjitam -
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arjita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]arjita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]arjitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ṛj -> arjita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √ṛj]√ṛj -> arjita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √ṛj]√ṛj -> arjitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √ṛj]√ṛj -> arjita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ṛj]√ṛj -> arjita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ṛj], [accusative single from √ṛj]
- Line 2: “bhāryā rūpānurūpā ca puruṣasyeha yujyate”
- bhāryā* -
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bhārya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bhāryā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √bhṛ], [vocative plural from √bhṛ]√bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √bhṛ], [vocative plural from √bhṛ], [accusative plural from √bhṛ]
- rūpān -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- urū -
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uru (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]uru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- upā -
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upā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- puruṣasye -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yujyate -
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√yuj (verb class 7)[present passive 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 1243 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.