Sanskrit quote nr. 4561 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मनः शक्तिमुद्वीक्ष्य मानोत्साहौ तु यो व्रजेत् ।
शत्रूनेकोऽपि हन्याच्च क्षत्रियान् भार्गवो यथा ॥ātmanaḥ śaktimudvīkṣya mānotsāhau tu yo vrajet |
śatrūneko'pi hanyācca kṣatriyān bhārgavo yathā ||
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.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Shakti (sakti, śakti, शक्ति): defined in 23 categories.
Udvikshya (udviksya, udvīkṣya, उद्वीक्ष्य): defined in 1 categories.
Manotsaha (mānotsāha, मानोत्साह): defined in 2 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Shatru (satru, śatru, शत्रु): defined in 12 categories.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Kshatriya (ksatriya, kṣatriya, क्षत्रिय): defined in 16 categories.
Bhargava (bhārgava, भार्गव): defined in 8 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shaiva philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Samkhya (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
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: “ātmanaḥ śaktimudvīkṣya mānotsāhau tu yo vrajet”
- ātmanaḥ -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- śaktim -
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śakti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śakti (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- udvīkṣya -
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udvīkṣya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mānotsāhau -
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mānotsāha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vrajet -
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√vraj (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “śatrūneko'pi hanyācca kṣatriyān bhārgavo yathā”
- śatrūn -
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śatru (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- eko' -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- hanyāc -
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√han (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣatriyān -
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kṣatriya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- bhārgavo* -
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bhārgava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 4561 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.