Sanskrit quote nr. 1493 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनुयुक्तो दस्युवधे रणे कुर्यात् पराक्रमम् ।
नास्य कृत्यमतः किंचिद् अन्यद् दस्युनिबर्हणात् ॥anuyukto dasyuvadhe raṇe kuryāt parākramam |
nāsya kṛtyamataḥ kiṃcid anyad dasyunibarhaṇāt ||
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.
Anuyukta (अनुयुक्त): defined in 2 categories.
Vadha (वध, vadhā, वधा): defined in 12 categories.
Rana (raṇa, रण): defined in 12 categories.
Parakrama (parākrama, पराक्रम): defined in 11 categories.
Nasya (nāsya, नास्य): defined in 5 categories.
Krityam (krtyam, kṛtyam, कृत्यम्): defined in 1 categories.
Kritya (krtya, kṛtya, कृत्य): defined in 11 categories.
Atah (ataḥ, अतः): defined in 2 categories.
Ani (अनि, anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Nibarhana (nibarhaṇa, निबर्हण): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Hinduism, Shaiva philosophy, Nepali, Tamil, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “anuyukto dasyuvadhe raṇe kuryāt parākramam”
- anuyukto* -
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anuyukta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dasyu -
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dasyu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- vadhe -
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vadha (noun, masculine)[locative single]vadhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- raṇe -
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raṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]raṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- kuryāt -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative active third single]
- parākramam -
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parākrama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “nāsya kṛtyamataḥ kiṃcid anyad dasyunibarhaṇāt”
- nāsya -
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nāsya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nās -> nāsya (absolutive)[absolutive from √nās]√nās -> nāsya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √nās class 1 verb]√nās -> nāsya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √nās class 1 verb]√nas -> nāsya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √nas class 1 verb]√nas -> nāsya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √nas class 1 verb]
- kṛtyam -
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kṛtyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṛtya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛtya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- ataḥ -
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ataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kiñcid -
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kiñcid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- anya -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]anya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√an -> anya (absolutive)[absolutive from √an]
- ad -
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ad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dasyu -
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dasyu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- nibarhaṇāt -
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nibarhaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]nibarhaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative 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 1493 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.