Sanskrit quote nr. 3551 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अश्वमध्ये कृतरवा शिवा युद्धप्रपञ्चकृत् ।
शिवा सप्तस्वरा ग्राह्या बहुशब्दाश्च निष्फलाः ॥aśvamadhye kṛtaravā śivā yuddhaprapañcakṛt |
śivā saptasvarā grāhyā bahuśabdāśca niṣphalāḥ ||
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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.
Ashva (asva, aśva, अश्व): defined in 16 categories.
Kritarava (krtarava, kṛtaravā, कृतरवा): defined in 1 categories.
Shiva (siva, śiva, शिव, śivā, शिवा): defined in 25 categories.
Yuddha (युद्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Prapanca (prapañca, प्रपञ्च): defined in 12 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Saptasu (saptasū, सप्तसू): defined in 1 categories.
Ara (अर, arā, अरा): defined in 18 categories.
Grahya (grāhya, ग्राह्य, grāhyā, ग्राह्या): defined in 11 categories.
Bahushabda (bahusabda, bahuśabda, बहुशब्द): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Nishphala (nisphala, niṣphala, निष्फल, niṣphalā, निष्फला): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Tamil
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: “aśvamadhye kṛtaravā śivā yuddhaprapañcakṛt”
- aśvam -
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aśva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aśvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śū (verb class 1)[aorist active first single]
- adhye -
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- kṛtaravā -
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kṛtaravā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śivā* -
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śiva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śivā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yuddha -
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yuddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yuddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
- prapañca -
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prapañca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṛt -
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kṛt (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “śivā saptasvarā grāhyā bahuśabdāśca niṣphalāḥ”
- śivā -
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śivā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- saptasva -
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saptasū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- arā* -
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ara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]arā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√rā (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single]√rās (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single]
- grāhyā* -
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grāhi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]grāhī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]grāhya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]grāhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative plural from √grah], [vocative plural from √grah]√grah -> grāhyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative plural from √grah], [vocative plural from √grah], [accusative plural from √grah]
- bahuśabdāś -
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bahuśabda (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- niṣphalāḥ -
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niṣphala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]niṣphalā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 3551 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.