Sanskrit quote nr. 4012 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्यास्तनुस्यन्दनसंस्मितो वै ।
स मीनकेतुर्जगतीं विजेतुम् ॥asyāstanusyandanasaṃsmito vai |
sa mīnaketurjagatīṃ vijetum ||
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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.
Asi (असि, asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Tanu (तनु, tanū, तनू): defined in 16 categories.
Syandana (स्यन्दन): defined in 7 categories.
Smita (स्मित): defined in 9 categories.
Minaketu (mīnaketu, मीनकेतु): defined in 2 categories.
Jagati (jagatī, जगती): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hindi, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “asyāstanusyandanasaṃsmito vai”
- asyās -
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asi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]asī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]iyam (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- tanu -
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tanu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]tanu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tanū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√tan (verb class 8)[imperative active second single]
- syandana -
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syandana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]syandana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- smito* -
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smita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√smi -> smita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √smi class 1 verb]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- Line 2: “sa mīnaketurjagatīṃ vijetum”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mīnaketur -
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mīnaketu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jagatīm -
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jagatī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vijet -
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√vij (verb class 6)[optative active third single]
- um -
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u (noun, masculine)[accusative 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 4012 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.