Sanskrit quote nr. 2851 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अरातिभिर्युधि सहयुध्वनो हताञ् ।
जिघूक्षवः श्रुतरणतूर्यनिःस्वनाः ॥arātibhiryudhi sahayudhvano hatāñ |
jighūkṣavaḥ śrutaraṇatūryaniḥsvanāḥ ||
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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.
Arati (arāti, अराति): defined in 16 categories.
Yudh (युध्): defined in 1 categories.
Ji (जि): defined in 6 categories.
Ghu (घु): defined in 2 categories.
Kshava (ksava, kṣava, क्षव): defined in 3 categories.
Shruta (sruta, śruta, श्रुत): defined in 10 categories.
Ranaturya (raṇatūrya, रणतूर्य): defined in 3 categories.
Nihsvana (niḥsvana, निःस्वन, niḥsvanā, निःस्वना): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
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: “arātibhiryudhi sahayudhvano hatāñ”
- arātibhir -
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arāti (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]arāti (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- yudhi -
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yudh (noun, feminine)[locative single]yudh (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sahayudhvano* -
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- Cannot analyse hatāñ
- Line 2: “jighūkṣavaḥ śrutaraṇatūryaniḥsvanāḥ”
- ji -
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ji (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ji (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ji (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]jī (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- ghū -
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ghu (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kṣavaḥ -
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kṣava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śruta -
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śruta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śruta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śru class 5 verb]√śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śru class 5 verb]
- raṇatūrya -
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raṇatūrya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- niḥsvanāḥ -
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niḥsvana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]niḥsvanā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 2851 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.