Sanskrit quote nr. 2295 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभिभूतोऽपि नोत्साहं जह्याज्जातु स्वसिद्धये ।
नष्टाङ्गोऽपि ग्रसत्येव सैंहिकेयो मुहुर्द्विषौ ॥abhibhūto'pi notsāhaṃ jahyājjātu svasiddhaye |
naṣṭāṅgo'pi grasatyeva saiṃhikeyo muhurdviṣau ||
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.
Abhibhuta (abhibhūta, अभिभूत): defined in 9 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Utsaha (utsāha, उत्साह): defined in 15 categories.
Svasiddha (स्वसिद्ध): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Nashta (nasta, naṣṭa, नष्ट, naṣṭā, नष्टा): defined in 13 categories.
Angas (aṅgas, अङ्गस्): defined in 1 categories.
Angu (aṅgu, अङ्गु): defined in 2 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Grasati (grasatī, ग्रसती): defined in 1 categories.
Grasat (ग्रसत्): defined in 1 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Muhur (मुहुर्): defined in 1 categories.
Dvisha (dvisa, dviṣa, द्विष): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Nepali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry)
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: “abhibhūto'pi notsāhaṃ jahyājjātu svasiddhaye”
- abhibhūto' -
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abhibhūta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- no -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- utsāham -
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utsāha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse jahyājjātu*sv
- svasiddha -
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svasiddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]svasiddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “naṣṭāṅgo'pi grasatyeva saiṃhikeyo muhurdviṣau”
- naṣṭā -
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naṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]naṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]naṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √naś class 1 verb]√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √naś class 1 verb]√naś -> naṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √naś class 1 verb]√naś (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]√naś (verb class 4)[periphrastic-future active third single]√naś (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- aṅgo' -
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aṅgas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]aṅgu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]aṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- grasatye -
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grasatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]√gras -> grasat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √gras class 1 verb]√gras -> grasat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √gras class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √gras class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √gras class 1 verb], [locative single from √gras class 1 verb]√gras (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saiṃhikeyo* -
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saiṃhikeya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- muhur -
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muhur (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]muhur (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dviṣau -
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dviṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dviṣ (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 2295 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.