Sanskrit quote nr. 4338 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आक्रान्तेव महोपलेन मुनिना शप्तेव दुर्वाससा ।
सातत्यं बत मुद्रितेव जतुना नीतेव मूर्च्छां विषैः ॥ākrānteva mahopalena muninā śapteva durvāsasā |
sātatyaṃ bata mudriteva jatunā nīteva mūrcchāṃ viṣaiḥ ||
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.
Akranta (ākrānta, आक्रान्त, ākrāntā, आक्रान्ता): defined in 10 categories.
Akranti (ākrānti, आक्रान्ति): defined in 7 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Mah (मह्): defined in 3 categories.
Maha (मह, mahā, महा): defined in 11 categories.
Upala (उपल): defined in 8 categories.
Muni (मुनि): defined in 18 categories.
Shaptri (saptr, śaptṛ, शप्तृ): defined in 1 categories.
Durvasas (durvāsas, दुर्वासस्): defined in 5 categories.
Durvasasa (durvāsasā, दुर्वाससा): defined in 1 categories.
Satatya (sātatya, सातत्य): defined in 4 categories.
Bata (बत): defined in 5 categories.
Mudrita (मुद्रित, mudritā, मुद्रिता): defined in 10 categories.
Jatu (जतु): defined in 6 categories.
Nita (nīta, नीत, nītā, नीता): defined in 8 categories.
Niti (nīti, नीति): defined in 13 categories.
Visha (visa, viṣa, विष): defined in 19 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Prakrit, Hindi, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vastushastra (architecture), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)
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: “ākrānteva mahopalena muninā śapteva durvāsasā”
- ākrānte -
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ākrānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]ākrānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ākrāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ākrānti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- maho -
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maha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]maha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mahat (noun, masculine)[compound]mah (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]mahā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- upalena -
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upala (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- muninā -
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muni (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]muni (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- śapte -
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śapta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]śapta (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śaptṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]śaptā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√śap -> śapta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śap class 1 verb], [locative single from √śap class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śap class 4 verb], [locative single from √śap class 4 verb]√śap -> śapta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √śap class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śap class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śap class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śap class 1 verb], [locative single from √śap class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śap class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śap class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śap class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śap class 4 verb], [locative single from √śap class 4 verb]√śap -> śaptā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √śap class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śap class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śap class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śap class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śap class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śap class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √śap class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śap class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śap class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śap class 4 verb]√śap (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]√śap (verb class 4)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- durvāsasā -
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durvāsas (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]durvāsas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]durvāsasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sātatyaṃ bata mudriteva jatunā nīteva mūrcchāṃ viṣaiḥ”
- sātatyam -
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sātatya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bata -
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bata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- mudrite -
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mudrita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]mudrita (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mudritā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- jatunā -
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jatu (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- nīte -
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nīta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]nīta (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nītā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nīti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√nī -> nīta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √nī class 1 verb], [locative single from √nī class 1 verb]√nī -> nīta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √nī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nī class 1 verb], [locative single from √nī class 1 verb]√nī -> nītā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √nī class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √nī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nī class 1 verb]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Cannot analyse mūrcchām*vi
- viṣaiḥ -
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viṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]viṣa (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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 4338 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.