Sanskrit quote nr. 4563 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मनश्च परेषां च प्रतापस्तव कीर्तिनुत् ।
भयकृद् भूपतेर्बाहुर् द्विषां च सुहृदां च ते ॥ātmanaśca pareṣāṃ ca pratāpastava kīrtinut |
bhayakṛd bhūpaterbāhur dviṣāṃ ca suhṛdāṃ ca te ||
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.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Pratapa (pratāpa, प्रताप): defined in 9 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Nud (नुद्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhayakrit (bhayakrt, bhayakṛt, भयकृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhupati (bhūpati, भूपति): defined in 10 categories.
Bahu (bāhu, बाहु): defined in 22 categories.
Dvisha (dvisa, dviṣā, द्विषा): defined in 4 categories.
Suhrid (suhrd, suhṛd, सुहृद्): defined in 6 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 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, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Pali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry)
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: “ātmanaśca pareṣāṃ ca pratāpastava kīrtinut”
- ātmanaś -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pareṣām -
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para (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]para (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pratāpas -
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pratāpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- kīrti -
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kīrti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kīrti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- nut -
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nud (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]nud (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “bhayakṛd bhūpaterbāhur dviṣāṃ ca suhṛdāṃ ca te”
- bhayakṛd -
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bhayakṛt (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhayakṛt (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhūpater -
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bhūpati (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- bāhur -
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bāhu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dviṣām -
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dviṣā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]dviṣ (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- suhṛdām -
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suhṛd (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]suhṛd (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive 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 4563 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.