Sanskrit quote nr. 4587 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मपक्षक्षयायैव परपक्षोदयाय च ।
मन्त्रद्वैधममात्यानां तन्न स्यादिह भूतये ॥ātmapakṣakṣayāyaiva parapakṣodayāya ca |
mantradvaidhamamātyānāṃ tanna syādiha bhūtaye ||
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.
Atmapaksha (atmapaksa, ātmapakṣa, आत्मपक्ष): defined in 1 categories.
Kshaya (ksaya, kṣaya, क्षय, kṣayā, क्षया): defined in 18 categories.
Parapaksha (parapaksa, parapakṣa, परपक्ष): defined in 3 categories.
Udaya (उदय): defined in 22 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Mantra (मन्त्र): defined in 26 categories.
Advaidha (अद्वैध): defined in 1 categories.
Amatya (amātya, अमात्य): defined in 11 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Bhuti (bhūti, भूति): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Pali, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Jain philosophy, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Biology (plants and animals)
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: “ātmapakṣakṣayāyaiva parapakṣodayāya ca”
- ātmapakṣa -
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ātmapakṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣayāyai -
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kṣaya (noun, masculine)[dative single]kṣaya (noun, neuter)[dative single]kṣayā (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- parapakṣo -
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parapakṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- udayāya -
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udaya (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “mantradvaidhamamātyānāṃ tanna syādiha bhūtaye”
- mantra -
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mantṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]mantra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- advaidham -
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advaidha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]advaidha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]advaidhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- amātyānām -
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amātya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- tann -
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tan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- syād -
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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]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bhūtaye -
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bhūti (noun, feminine)[dative single]bhūti (noun, masculine)[dative 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 4587 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.