Sanskrit quote nr. 3413 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अवीरोऽपि चमूवीरसाहाय्येन द्विषो जयेत् ।
चमूसाहाय्यशून्यानां जयश्रीर्व्याकुलायते ॥avīro'pi camūvīrasāhāyyena dviṣo jayet |
camūsāhāyyaśūnyānāṃ jayaśrīrvyākulāyate ||
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.
Avira (avīra, अवीर): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Vira (vīra, वीर): defined in 22 categories.
Sahayya (sāhāyya, साहाय्य): defined in 5 categories.
Dvisha (dvisa, dviṣa, द्विष): defined in 4 categories.
Shunya (sunya, śūnya, शून्य, śūnyā, शून्या): defined in 15 categories.
Jayashri (jayasri, jayaśrī, जयश्री): defined in 3 categories.
Vyakula (vyākula, व्याकुल): defined in 6 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Dharmashastra (religious law), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali
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: “avīro'pi camūvīrasāhāyyena dviṣo jayet”
- avīro' -
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avīra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- camū -
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camū (noun, feminine)[compound]
- vīra -
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vīra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sāhāyyena -
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sāhāyya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- dviṣo* -
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dviṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]dviṣ (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- jayet -
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√ji (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “camūsāhāyyaśūnyānāṃ jayaśrīrvyākulāyate”
- camū -
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camū (noun, feminine)[compound]
- sāhāyya -
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sāhāyya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śūnyānām -
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śūnya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]śūnya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]śūnyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- jayaśrīr -
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jayaśrī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single]jayaśrī (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- vyākulāya -
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vyākula (noun, masculine)[dative single]vyākula (noun, neuter)[dative 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 3413 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.