Sanskrit quote nr. 4913 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आपदामथ काले तु कुर्वीत न विचालयेत् ।
अशक्नुवंश्च युद्धाय निष्पतेत् सह मन्त्रिभिः ॥āpadāmatha kāle tu kurvīta na vicālayet |
aśaknuvaṃśca yuddhāya niṣpatet saha mantribhiḥ ||
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.
Apad (āpad, आपद्): defined in 3 categories.
Apada (āpadā, आपदा): defined in 10 categories.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Kale (kāle, काले): defined in 3 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल, kālā, काला): defined in 33 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Ashaknuvat (asaknuvat, aśaknuvat, अशक्नुवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Yuddha (युद्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Saha (सह): defined in 12 categories.
Mantri (मन्त्रि): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Nepali, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “āpadāmatha kāle tu kurvīta na vicālayet”
- āpadām -
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āpad (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]āpadā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kāle -
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kāle (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kālā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- kurvīta -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative middle third single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- cālayet -
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√cal (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “aśaknuvaṃśca yuddhāya niṣpatet saha mantribhiḥ”
- aśaknuvaṃś -
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aśaknuvat (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√śak (verb class 5)[imperfect active third plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yuddhāya -
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yuddha (noun, masculine)[dative single]yuddha (noun, neuter)[dative single]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)[dative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [dative single from √yudh class 4 verb]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)[dative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [dative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
- Cannot analyse niṣpatet*sa
- saha -
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saha (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]saha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- mantribhiḥ -
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mantri (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]mantrin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]mantrin (noun, neuter)[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 4913 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.