Sanskrit quote nr. 1382 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनित्यो विजयो यस्माद् दृश्यते युध्यमानयोः ।
पराजयश्च संग्रामे तस्माद्युद्धं विवर्जयेत् ॥anityo vijayo yasmād dṛśyate yudhyamānayoḥ |
parājayaśca saṃgrāme tasmādyuddhaṃ vivarjayet ||
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.
Anitya (अनित्य): defined in 14 categories.
Vijaya (विजय): defined in 27 categories.
Yasmat (yasmāt, यस्मात्): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Drishyata (drsyata, dṛśyatā, दृश्यता): defined in 2 categories.
Yudhyamana (yudhyamāna, युध्यमान, yudhyamānā, युध्यमाना): defined in 2 categories.
Parajaya (parājaya, पराजय): defined in 7 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Sangrama (saṅgrāma, सङ्ग्राम): defined in 9 categories.
Tasmat (tasmāt, तस्मात्): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yuddha (युद्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Dharmashastra (religious law), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “anityo vijayo yasmād dṛśyate yudhyamānayoḥ”
- anityo* -
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anitya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vijayo* -
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vijaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yasmād -
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yasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[ablative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[ablative single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[ablative single]
- dṛśyate -
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dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dṛś (verb class 1)[present passive third single]
- yudhyamānayoḥ -
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√yudh -> yudhyamāna (participle, masculine)[genitive dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [genitive dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [locative dual from √yudh class 4 verb]√yudh -> yudhyamāna (participle, neuter)[genitive dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [genitive dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [locative dual from √yudh class 4 verb]√yudh -> yudhyamānā (participle, feminine)[genitive dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [genitive dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [locative dual from √yudh class 4 verb]
- Line 2: “parājayaśca saṃgrāme tasmādyuddhaṃ vivarjayet”
- parājayaś -
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parājaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṅgrāme -
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saṅgrāma (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- tasmād -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- yuddham -
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yuddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yuddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yuddhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
- Cannot analyse vivarjayet
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 1382 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.