Sanskrit quote nr. 1476 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्यतो यदि निजोपचिकीर्षा मानहानिरिति भीतिरनीतिः ।
श्रीधरोऽपि हि बले श्रियमिच्छन् मानमातनुत वामनमेव ॥anyato yadi nijopacikīrṣā mānahāniriti bhītiranītiḥ |
śrīdharo'pi hi bale śriyamicchan mānamātanuta vāmanameva ||
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.
Anyatah (anyataḥ, अन्यतः): defined in 1 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Sha (sa, ṣa, ष, ṣā, षा): defined in 9 categories.
Manahani (mānahāni, मानहानि): defined in 5 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Bhiti (bhīti, भीति): defined in 9 categories.
Aniti (anīti, अनीति): defined in 7 categories.
Shridhara (sridhara, śrīdhara, श्रीधर): defined in 15 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Bala (बल, balā, बला): defined in 30 categories.
Bali (बलि): defined in 22 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Icchat (इच्छत्): defined in 1 categories.
Mana (māna, मान): defined in 24 categories.
Uta (उत): defined in 5 categories.
Vamana (vāmana, वामन): defined in 21 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Marathi, Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Nepali, Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shaiva philosophy, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “anyato yadi nijopacikīrṣā mānahāniriti bhītiranītiḥ”
- anyato* -
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anyataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- nijo -
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- paci -
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paci (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- kīr -
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- ṣā* -
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ṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mānahānir -
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mānahāni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- bhītir -
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bhīti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- anītiḥ -
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anīti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “śrīdharo'pi hi bale śriyamicchan mānamātanuta vāmanameva”
- śrīdharo' -
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śrīdhara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- bale -
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bala (noun, masculine)[locative single]bala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]balā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bali (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- śriyam -
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śriyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śrī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śrī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- icchan -
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√iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
- mānam -
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māna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]māna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√man -> māna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> māna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
- ātan -
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√at (verb class 1)[imperfect active third plural]
- uta -
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uta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vā -> uta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> uta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√u (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- vāmanam -
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vāmana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vāmana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vāmanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 1476 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.