Sanskrit quote nr. 3322 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अविजित्य य आत्मानम् अमात्यान् विजिगीषते ।
अमित्रान् वाजितामात्यः सोऽवशः परिहीयते ॥avijitya ya ātmānam amātyān vijigīṣate |
amitrān vājitāmātyaḥ so'vaśaḥ parihīyate ||
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.
Avijitya (अविजित्य): defined in 1 categories.
Yu (यु): defined in 6 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
At (āt, आत्): defined in 4 categories.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Amatya (amātya, अमात्य): defined in 11 categories.
Vijigisha (vijigisa, vijigīṣa, विजिगीष): 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.
Amitra (अमित्र): defined in 5 categories.
Vajita (vājitā, वाजिता): defined in 2 categories.
Ati (āti, आति): defined in 9 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Avashas (avasas, avaśas, अवशस्): defined in 1 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 9 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: “avijitya ya ātmānam amātyān vijigīṣate”
- avijitya -
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avijitya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ya*ā -
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yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]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]
- āt -
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āt (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ātmānam -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- amātyān -
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amātya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- vijigīṣa -
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vijigīṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vijigīṣa (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]
- Line 2: “amitrān vājitāmātyaḥ so'vaśaḥ parihīyate”
- amitrān -
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amitra (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- vājitām -
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vājitā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ātya -
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āti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- aḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- so' -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]so (noun, feminine)[compound]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- avaśaḥ -
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avaśas (noun, feminine)[compound], [vocative single]avaśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vaś (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pari (Preverb)[Preverb]
- hīyate -
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√hā (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√hā (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√hi (verb class 5)[present passive third 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 3322 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.