Sanskrit quote nr. 3547 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अश्वत्थामा हत इति ।
युधि गिरमनृतां युधिष्ठिरोऽवादीत् ॥aśvatthāmā hata iti |
yudhi giramanṛtāṃ yudhiṣṭhiro'vādīt ||
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.
Hata (हत): defined in 12 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Yudh (युध्): defined in 1 categories.
Gir (गिर्): defined in 5 categories.
Gira (गिर): defined in 10 categories.
Anrita (anrta, anṛtā, अनृता): defined in 7 categories.
Yudhishthira (yudhisthira, yudhiṣṭhira, युधिष्ठिर): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hinduism, India history, 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 hata iti”
- aśvatthāmā* -
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aśvatthāma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]aśvatthāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hata* -
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hata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb]√han (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- Line 2: “yudhi giramanṛtāṃ yudhiṣṭhiro'vādīt”
- yudhi -
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yudh (noun, feminine)[locative single]yudh (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- giram -
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gira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]girā (noun, feminine)[adverb]gir (noun, feminine)[accusative single]gir (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- anṛtām -
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anṛtā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- yudhiṣṭhiro' -
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yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- avādīt -
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√vad (verb class 1)[aorist active 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 3547 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.