Sanskrit quote nr. 3194 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अल्पमप्यवमन्येत न शत्रुर्बलदर्पितः ।
रामेण रामः शिशुना ब्राह्मण्यदययोज्झितः ॥alpamapyavamanyeta na śatrurbaladarpitaḥ |
rāmeṇa rāmaḥ śiśunā brāhmaṇyadayayojjhitaḥ ||
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.
Alpam (अल्पम्): defined in 2 categories.
Alpa (अल्प): defined in 11 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Shatru (satru, śatru, शत्रु): defined in 12 categories.
Bala (बल): defined in 30 categories.
Darpita (दर्पित): defined in 5 categories.
Rama (rāma, राम): defined in 25 categories.
Shishu (sisu, śiśu, शिशु): defined in 11 categories.
Brahmani (brāhmaṇī, ब्राह्मणी): defined in 11 categories.
Brahmanya (brāhmaṇya, ब्राह्मण्य): defined in 6 categories.
Adaya (adayā, अदया): defined in 10 categories.
Ujjhitri (ujjhitr, ujjhitṛ, उज्झितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Ujjhita (उज्झित): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Hinduism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali, Buddhism, Jainism, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “alpamapyavamanyeta na śatrurbaladarpitaḥ”
- alpam -
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alpam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]alpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]alpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]alpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- apyava -
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apyava (Preverb)[Preverb]
- manyeta -
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√man (verb class 4)[optative middle third single], [optative passive third single]√man (verb class 8)[optative passive third single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śatrur -
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śatru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bala -
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bala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- darpitaḥ -
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darpita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dṛp -> darpita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √dṛp]
- Line 2: “rāmeṇa rāmaḥ śiśunā brāhmaṇyadayayojjhitaḥ”
- rāmeṇa -
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rāma (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rāma (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- rāmaḥ -
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rāma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√rā (verb class 2)[present active first plural]
- śiśunā -
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śiśu (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]śiśu (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- brāhmaṇya -
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brāhmaṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]brāhmaṇya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]brāhmaṇya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- adayayo -
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adayā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- ujjhitaḥ -
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ujjhitṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ujjhita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√ujjh -> ujjhita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √ujjh class 6 verb]
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 3194 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.