Sanskrit quote nr. 1971 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपहाय शनैः पटीरवाटीर् ।
इह लाटीजनमानलुण्ठनाय ॥apahāya śanaiḥ paṭīravāṭīr |
iha lāṭījanamānaluṇṭhanāya ||
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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.
Apahaya (apahāya, अपहाय): defined in 3 categories.
Apaha (अपह): defined in 8 categories.
Shanaih (sanaih, śanaiḥ, शनैः): defined in 1 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Lati (lāṭī, लाटी): defined in 6 categories.
Janamana (janamāna, जनमान): defined in 2 categories.
Lunthana (luṇṭhana, लुण्ठन): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Marathi, Jainism, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Kannada, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Tamil
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: “apahāya śanaiḥ paṭīravāṭīr”
- apahāya -
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apahāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]apaha (noun, masculine)[dative single]apaha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- śanaiḥ -
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śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]
- Cannot analyse paṭīravāṭīr
- Line 2: “iha lāṭījanamānaluṇṭhanāya”
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- lāṭī -
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lāṭī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- janamāna -
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janamāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]janamāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√jan -> janamāna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √jan class 1 verb]√jan -> janamāna (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √jan class 1 verb]
- luṇṭhanāya -
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luṇṭhana (noun, neuter)[dative 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 1971 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.