Sanskrit quote nr. 4572 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मना संगृहीतेन शत्रुणा शत्रुमुद्धरेत् ।
पदलग्नं करस्थेन कण्टकेनैव कण्टकम् ॥ātmanā saṃgṛhītena śatruṇā śatrumuddharet |
padalagnaṃ karasthena kaṇṭakenaiva kaṇṭakam ||
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.
Shatru (satru, śatru, शत्रु): defined in 12 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Lagna (लग्न): defined in 9 categories.
Karastha (करस्थ): defined in 3 categories.
Kantaka (kaṇṭaka, कण्टक): defined in 12 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, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), 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: “ātmanā saṃgṛhītena śatruṇā śatrumuddharet”
- ātmanā -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- saṅgṛhītena -
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saṅgṛhīta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]saṅgṛhīta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- śatruṇā -
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śatru (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- śatrum -
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śatru (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ud -
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ud (Preverb)[Preverb]
- dharet -
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√dhṛ (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “padalagnaṃ karasthena kaṇṭakenaiva kaṇṭakam”
- pada -
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pada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- lagnam -
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lagna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lagna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lagnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√lag -> lagna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √lag class 1 verb]√lag -> lagna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √lag class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lag class 1 verb]
- karasthena -
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karastha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]karastha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kaṇṭakenai -
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kaṇṭaka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- kaṇṭakam -
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kaṇṭaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative 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 4572 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.