Sanskrit quote nr. 3452 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अव्याहति न शक्या गौर् विना दण्डेन रक्षितुम् ।
इति प्रत्येति मुग्धोऽपि वल्लवः किमु राजकम् ॥avyāhati na śakyā gaur vinā daṇḍena rakṣitum |
iti pratyeti mugdho'pi vallavaḥ kimu rājakam ||
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.
Avi (अवि, avī, अवी): defined in 9 categories.
Avya (अव्य, avyā, अव्या): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Shakya (sakya, śakya, शक्य, śakyā, शक्या): defined in 12 categories.
Go (गो): defined in 18 categories.
Vina (vinā, विना): defined in 21 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Danda (daṇḍa, दण्ड): defined in 26 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Mugdha (मुग्ध): defined in 6 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Valla (वल्ल): defined in 8 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Rajaka (rājaka, राजक): defined in 11 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: “avyāhati na śakyā gaur vinā daṇḍena rakṣitum”
- avyā -
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avi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]avi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]avi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]avī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]avya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]avyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]o (noun, masculine)[locative single]√u -> avya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 2 verb], [vocative single from √u class 5 verb]√u -> avya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 2 verb], [vocative single from √u class 5 verb]√u -> avyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √u class 1 verb], [nominative single from √u class 2 verb], [nominative single from √u class 5 verb]
- āhati -
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āhati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śakyā* -
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śakya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śakyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb]√śak -> śakyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śak class 5 verb]
- gaur -
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go (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- vinā -
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vinā (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]vi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vi (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vī (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- daṇḍena -
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daṇḍa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- rakṣitum -
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√rakṣ -> rakṣitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √rakṣ]
- Line 2: “iti pratyeti mugdho'pi vallavaḥ kimu rājakam”
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- pratye -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]prati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- eti -
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eti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- mugdho' -
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mugdha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√muh -> mugdha (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √muh class 4 verb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- valla -
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valla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√vall (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vaḥ -
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va (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- Cannot analyse kimu*rā
- rājakam -
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rājaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rājaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rājakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 3452 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.