Sanskrit quote nr. 4342 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आक्रुष्टोऽपि व्रजति न रुषं भाषते नापभाष्यं ।
नोत्कृष्टोऽपि प्रवहति मदं शौर्यधैर्यादिधर्मैः ॥ākruṣṭo'pi vrajati na ruṣaṃ bhāṣate nāpabhāṣyaṃ |
notkṛṣṭo'pi pravahati madaṃ śauryadhairyādidharmaiḥ ||
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.
Akrushta (akrusta, ākruṣṭa, आक्रुष्ट): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Vrajat (व्रजत्): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Rush (rus, ruṣ, रुष्): defined in 4 categories.
Nabh (nābh, नाभ्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhashya (bhasya, bhāṣya, भाष्य): defined in 8 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Utkrishta (utkrsta, utkṛṣṭa, उत्कृष्ट): defined in 7 categories.
Prava (प्रव): defined in 2 categories.
Mada (मद): defined in 20 categories.
Shauri (sauri, śauri, शौरि, śaurī, शौरी): defined in 11 categories.
Shaurya (saurya, śaurya, शौर्य): defined in 8 categories.
Adhairya (अधैर्य, adhairyā, अधैर्या): defined in 3 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Marathi, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Nepali, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Buddhism, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy)
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: “ākruṣṭo'pi vrajati na ruṣaṃ bhāṣate nāpabhāṣyaṃ”
- ākruṣṭo' -
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ākruṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vrajati -
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√vraj -> vrajat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]√vraj -> vrajat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]√vraj (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ruṣam -
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ruṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]ruṣ (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- bhāṣate -
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√bhāṣ (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- nāp -
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nābh (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāṣyam -
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bhāṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “notkṛṣṭo'pi pravahati madaṃ śauryadhairyādidharmaiḥ”
- no -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- utkṛṣṭo' -
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utkṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- prava -
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prava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hati -
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hati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- madam -
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mada (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]madā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śaurya -
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śauri (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]śaurī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]śaurya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- adhairyā -
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adhairya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adhairya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]adhairyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- adi -
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ad (noun, masculine)[locative single]ad (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- dharmaiḥ -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[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 4342 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.