Sanskrit quote nr. 4140 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहोऽतिबलवद्दैवं विना तेन महात्मना ।
यदसामर्थ्ययुक्तेऽपि नीचवर्गे जयप्रदम् ॥aho'tibalavaddaivaṃ vinā tena mahātmanā |
yadasāmarthyayukte'pi nīcavarge jayapradam ||
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.
Ahu (अहु): defined in 4 categories.
Atibala (अतिबल): defined in 9 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Daiva (दैव): defined in 12 categories.
Vina (vinā, विना): defined in 21 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tena (तेन): defined in 7 categories.
Mahatman (mahātman, महात्मन्): defined in 10 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Asamarthya (asāmarthya, असामर्थ्य): defined in 5 categories.
Yukta (युक्त, yuktā, युक्ता): defined in 14 categories.
Yukti (युक्ति): defined in 15 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Nica (nīca, नीच): defined in 13 categories.
Varga (वर्ग, vargā, वर्गा): defined in 12 categories.
Jaya (जय): defined in 26 categories.
Prada (प्रद): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Kannada, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Gitashastra (science of music), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), 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: “aho'tibalavaddaivaṃ vinā tena mahātmanā”
- aho' -
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ahan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ahar (noun, neuter)[adverb]ahu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√has (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]
- atibala -
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atibala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atibala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- va -
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u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ad -
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ad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- daivam -
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daiva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]daiva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vinā -
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vinā (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]vi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vi (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vī (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- mahātmanā -
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mahātman (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]mahātman (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]mahātmanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “yadasāmarthyayukte'pi nīcavarge jayapradam”
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- asāmarthya -
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asāmarthya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]asāmarthya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yukte' -
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yukta (noun, masculine)[locative single]yukta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]yuktā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yukti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √yuj class 7 verb]√yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative dual from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative dual from √yuj class 7 verb], [locative single from √yuj class 7 verb]√yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative dual from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative dual from √yuj class 7 verb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- nīca -
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nīca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nīca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- varge -
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varga (noun, masculine)[locative single]vargā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- jaya -
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jaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ji (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- pradam -
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prada (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pradā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 4140 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.