Sanskrit quote nr. 4699 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आदाय प्रतिपक्षकीर्तिनिवहान् ब्रह्माण्डमूषान्तरे ।
निर्विघ्नं धमता नितान्तमुदितैः स्वैरेव तेजोऽग्निभिः ॥ādāya pratipakṣakīrtinivahān brahmāṇḍamūṣāntare |
nirvighnaṃ dhamatā nitāntamuditaiḥ svaireva tejo'gnibhiḥ ||
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.
Ada (āda, आद): defined in 9 categories.
Adaya (ādāya, आदाय): defined in 10 categories.
Pratipaksha (pratipaksa, pratipakṣa, प्रतिपक्ष): defined in 9 categories.
Nivaha (निवह): defined in 6 categories.
Brahmanda (brahmāṇḍa, ब्रह्माण्ड): defined in 10 categories.
Tara (तर, tarā, तरा): defined in 27 categories.
Tari (तरि): defined in 9 categories.
Nirvighna (निर्विघ्न): defined in 8 categories.
Nitanta (nitānta, नितान्त): defined in 5 categories.
Udita (उदित): defined in 11 categories.
Svaira (स्वैर, svairā, स्वैरा): defined in 4 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Teja (तेज): defined in 11 categories.
Tejas (तेजस्): defined in 16 categories.
Agni (अग्नि): defined in 24 categories.
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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: “ādāya pratipakṣakīrtinivahān brahmāṇḍamūṣāntare”
- ādāya -
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ādāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ādāya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āda (noun, masculine)[dative single]āda (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- pratipakṣa -
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pratipakṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kīrti -
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kīrti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kīrti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- nivahān -
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nivaha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- brahmāṇḍam -
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brahmāṇḍa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ūṣān -
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ūṣa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tare -
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tara (noun, masculine)[locative single]tara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tarā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tari (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “nirvighnaṃ dhamatā nitāntamuditaiḥ svaireva tejo'gnibhiḥ”
- nirvighnam -
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nirvighna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nirvighna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nirvighnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dhamatā -
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- nitāntam -
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nitānta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nitānta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nitāntā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- uditaiḥ -
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udita (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]udita (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√vad -> udita (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> udita (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √vad class 1 verb]
- svaire -
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svaira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]svaira (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]svairā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tejo' -
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tejas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]teja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- agnibhiḥ -
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agni (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
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 4699 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.