Sanskrit quote nr. 4372 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आगतं विग्रहं विद्वान् उपायैः प्रशमं नयेत् ।
विजयस्य ह्यनित्यत्वाद् रभसेन न संपतेत् ॥āgataṃ vigrahaṃ vidvān upāyaiḥ praśamaṃ nayet |
vijayasya hyanityatvād rabhasena na saṃpatet ||
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.
Agata (āgata, आगत): defined in 12 categories.
Vigraha (विग्रह): defined in 14 categories.
Vidvas (विद्वस्): defined in 8 categories.
Upaya (upāya, उपाय): defined in 18 categories.
Prashama (prasama, praśama, प्रशम): defined in 7 categories.
Vijaya (विजय): defined in 27 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Anityatva (अनित्यत्व): defined in 3 categories.
Rabhasena (रभसेन): defined in 1 categories.
Rabhasa (रभस): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
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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: “āgataṃ vigrahaṃ vidvān upāyaiḥ praśamaṃ nayet”
- āgatam -
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āgata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āgata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āgatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ag (verb class 1)[imperfect active second dual]
- vigraham -
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vigraha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vigraha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vigrahā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vidvān -
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vidvas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vid class 2 verb]
- upāyaiḥ -
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upāya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- praśamam -
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praśama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- nayet -
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√nay (verb class 1)[optative active third single]√nī (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “vijayasya hyanityatvād rabhasena na saṃpatet”
- vijayasya -
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vijaya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]vijaya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- anityatvād -
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anityatva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- rabhasena -
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rabhasena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]rabhasa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rabhasa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sam -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- patet -
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√pat (verb class 1)[optative active third 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 4372 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.