Sanskrit quote nr. 2266 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभिद्रोहेण भूतानाम् अर्जयन् गत्वरीः श्रियः ।
उदन्वानिव सिन्धूनाम् आपदामेति पात्रताम् ॥abhidroheṇa bhūtānām arjayan gatvarīḥ śriyaḥ |
udanvāniva sindhūnām āpadāmeti pātratām ||
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.
Abhidroha (अभिद्रोह): defined in 1 categories.
Bhuta (bhūta, भूत, bhūtā, भूता): defined in 21 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Udanvat (उदन्वत्): defined in 2 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Sindhu (सिन्धु): defined in 18 categories.
Apad (āpad, आपद्): defined in 3 categories.
Apada (āpadā, आपदा): defined in 10 categories.
Patrata (pātratā, पात्रता): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Prakrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
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: “abhidroheṇa bhūtānām arjayan gatvarīḥ śriyaḥ”
- abhidroheṇa -
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abhidroha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- bhūtānām -
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bhūta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]bhūta (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]bhūtā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- arjayan -
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√ṛj -> arjayat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √ṛj], [vocative single from √ṛj]
- gatvarīḥ -
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gatvarī (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- śriyaḥ -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]śrī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “udanvāniva sindhūnām āpadāmeti pātratām”
- udanvān -
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udanvat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sindhūnām -
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sindhu (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- āpadām -
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āpad (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]āpadā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- eti -
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eti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- pātratām -
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pātratā (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 2266 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.