Sanskrit quote nr. 3546 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अश्वत्थामा बलिर्व्यासो हनूमांश्च विभीषणः ।
कृपः परशुरामश्च सप्तैते चिरजीविनः ॥aśvatthāmā balirvyāso hanūmāṃśca vibhīṣaṇaḥ |
kṛpaḥ paraśurāmaśca saptaite cirajīvinaḥ ||
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.
Ashvatthama (asvatthama, aśvatthāma, अश्वत्थाम, aśvatthāmā, अश्वत्थामा): defined in 4 categories.
Bali (बलि): defined in 22 categories.
Vyasa (vyāsa, व्यास): defined in 18 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Vibhishana (vibhisana, vibhīṣaṇa, विभीषण): defined in 12 categories.
Krip (krp, kṛp, कृप्): defined in 1 categories.
Kripa (krpa, kṛpa, कृप): defined in 9 categories.
Parashurama (parasurama, paraśurāma, परशुराम): defined in 13 categories.
Sapta (सप्त, saptā, सप्ता): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Shaiva philosophy, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “aśvatthāmā balirvyāso hanūmāṃśca vibhīṣaṇaḥ”
- aśvatthāmā* -
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aśvatthāma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]aśvatthāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- balir -
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bali (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vyāso* -
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vyāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hanūmāṃś -
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hanūmat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vibhīṣaṇaḥ -
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vibhīṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kṛpaḥ paraśurāmaśca saptaite cirajīvinaḥ”
- kṛpaḥ -
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kṛp (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]kṛpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paraśurāmaś -
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paraśurāma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saptai -
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sapta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sapta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]saptā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]√sap -> saptā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √sap class 1 verb]
- aite -
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- cirajīvinaḥ -
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cirajīvin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]cirajīvin (noun, neuter)[ablative 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 3546 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.