Sanskrit quote nr. 2657 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अयं मृगः समायाति मृगात् सिंहः पलायते ।
ततो वेगात् पलायस्व त्वरितैस्त्वरितैः पदैः ॥ayaṃ mṛgaḥ samāyāti mṛgāt siṃhaḥ palāyate |
tato vegāt palāyasva tvaritaistvaritaiḥ padaiḥ ||
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.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Mriga (mrga, mṛga, मृग): defined in 21 categories.
Sama (सम): defined in 28 categories.
Samaya (samāya, समाय): defined in 18 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Mrigad (mrgad, mṛgād, मृगाद्): defined in 1 categories.
Simha (siṃha, सिंह): defined in 21 categories.
Pala (पल): defined in 22 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Vega (वेग): defined in 15 categories.
Tvarita (त्वरित): defined in 6 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “ayaṃ mṛgaḥ samāyāti mṛgāt siṃhaḥ palāyate”
- ayam -
-
aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mṛgaḥ -
-
mṛga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- samāyā -
-
samāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sama (noun, masculine)[dative single]sama (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- ati -
-
ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mṛgāt -
-
mṛga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]mṛgād (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- siṃhaḥ -
-
siṃha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- palāya -
-
pala (noun, masculine)[dative single]pala (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- te -
-
ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “tato vegāt palāyasva tvaritaistvaritaiḥ padaiḥ”
- tato* -
-
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- vegāt -
-
vega (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- palāya -
-
pala (noun, masculine)[dative single]pala (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- sva -
-
sva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- tvaritais -
-
tvarita (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]tvarita (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√tvar -> tvarita (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √tvar class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √tvar]√tvar -> tvarita (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √tvar class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √tvar]
- tvaritaiḥ -
-
tvarita (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]tvarita (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√tvar -> tvarita (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √tvar class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √tvar]√tvar -> tvarita (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √tvar class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √tvar]
- padaiḥ -
-
pada (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
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 2657 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.