Sanskrit quote nr. 4444 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आचार्यः सप्तयुद्धः स्याच् चतुर्युद्धस्तु भार्गवः ।
द्वाभ्यां चैव भवेद् योध एकेन गणको भवेत् ॥ācāryaḥ saptayuddhaḥ syāc caturyuddhastu bhārgavaḥ |
dvābhyāṃ caiva bhaved yodha ekena gaṇako bhavet ||
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.
Acari (ācārī, आचारी): defined in 5 categories.
Acarya (ācārya, आचार्य): defined in 19 categories.
Sapta (सप्त): defined in 10 categories.
Yuddha (युद्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Catu (चतु): defined in 8 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Bhargava (bhārgava, भार्गव): defined in 8 categories.
Dva (द्व, dvā, द्वा): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Yodha (योध): defined in 6 categories.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Ganaka (gaṇaka, गणक): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pali, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Buddhism, Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “ācāryaḥ saptayuddhaḥ syāc caturyuddhastu bhārgavaḥ”
- ācāryaḥ -
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ācārī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ācārya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sapta -
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sapta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sapta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
- yuddhaḥ -
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yuddha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
- syāc -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- catur -
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catur (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]catu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]catu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- yuddhas -
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yuddha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- bhārgavaḥ -
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bhārgava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “dvābhyāṃ caiva bhaved yodha ekena gaṇako bhavet”
- dvābhyām -
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dva (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]dva (noun, neuter)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]dvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- bhaved -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- yodha* -
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yodha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ekena -
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eka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]eka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- gaṇako* -
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gaṇaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (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 4444 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.