Sanskrit quote nr. 3108 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अलक्तको यथा रक्तो निष्पीड्य पुरुषस् तथा ।
अबलाभिर्बलाद् रक्तः पादमूले निपात्यते ॥alaktako yathā rakto niṣpīḍya puruṣas tathā |
abalābhirbalād raktaḥ pādamūle nipātyate ||
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.
Alaktaka (अलक्तक): defined in 6 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Abala (abalā, अबला): defined in 11 categories.
Balat (balāt, बलात्): defined in 3 categories.
Bala (बल): defined in 30 categories.
Raktri (raktr, raktṛ, रक्तृ): defined in 1 categories.
Rakta (रक्त): defined in 19 categories.
Padamula (pādamūla, पादमूल): defined in 4 categories.
Nipatya (nipātya, निपात्य): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
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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: “alaktako yathā rakto niṣpīḍya puruṣas tathā”
- alaktako* -
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alaktaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- rakto* -
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- Cannot analyse niṣpīḍya*pu
- puruṣas -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “abalābhirbalād raktaḥ pādamūle nipātyate”
- abalābhir -
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abalā (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- balād -
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balāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]bala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- raktaḥ -
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raktṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]rakta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rag class 1 verb]√raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √raj class 4 verb]√rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
- pādamūle -
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pādamūla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- nipātya -
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nipātya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nipātya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nipātya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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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]
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 3108 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.