Sanskrit quote nr. 4078 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहार्येण कदाप्यन्यैर् असंहार्येण केनचित् ।
तितिक्षाकवचेनैव सर्वं जयति संवृतः ॥ahāryeṇa kadāpyanyair asaṃhāryeṇa kenacit |
titikṣākavacenaiva sarvaṃ jayati saṃvṛtaḥ ||
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.
Aharya (ahārya, अहार्य): defined in 7 categories.
Kada (kadā, कदा): defined in 9 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Asamharya (asaṃhārya, असंहार्य): defined in 1 categories.
Kena (केन): defined in 5 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Titiksha (titiksa, titikṣa, तितिक्ष, titikṣā, तितिक्षा): defined in 6 categories.
Akavaca (अकवच): defined in 1 categories.
Sarvam (सर्वम्): defined in 1 categories.
Jayat (जयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Samvrit (samvrt, saṃvṛt, संवृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Samvrita (samvrta, saṃvṛta, संवृत): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Hinduism, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali
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: “ahāryeṇa kadāpyanyair asaṃhāryeṇa kenacit”
- ahāryeṇa -
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ahārya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ahārya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kadā -
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kadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]kadā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- anyair -
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anya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- asaṃhāryeṇa -
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asaṃhārya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]asaṃhārya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kena -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- cit -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “titikṣākavacenaiva sarvaṃ jayati saṃvṛtaḥ”
- titikṣā -
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titikṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]titikṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akavacenai -
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akavaca (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]akavaca (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- jayati -
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jayati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]jayat (noun, masculine)[locative single]jayat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√ji -> jayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √ji class 1 verb]√ji -> jayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √ji class 1 verb]√ji (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- saṃvṛtaḥ -
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saṃvṛt (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]saṃvṛt (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]saṃvṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 4078 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.