Sanskrit quote nr. 5021 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आमयार्तिरिपुत्रास क्षुदादौ दृष्टवैकृतान् ।
लब्धोदया ह्रीभयेन क्ष्मापा घ्नन्त्यनुयायिनः ॥āmayārtiriputrāsa kṣudādau dṛṣṭavaikṛtān |
labdhodayā hrībhayena kṣmāpā ghnantyanuyāyinaḥ ||
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.
Ama (āmā, आमा): defined in 12 categories.
Amaya (āmaya, आमय): defined in 13 categories.
Ripu (रिपु): defined in 13 categories.
Trasa (trāsa, त्रास): defined in 14 categories.
Kshuda (ksuda, kṣuda, क्षुद): defined in 1 categories.
Ada (अद): defined in 9 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Drishta (drsta, dṛṣṭa, दृष्ट): defined in 13 categories.
Vaikrita (vaikrta, vaikṛta, वैकृत): defined in 7 categories.
Labdhodaya (लब्धोदय, labdhodayā, लब्धोदया): defined in 1 categories.
Hribhaya (hrībhaya, ह्रीभय): defined in 1 categories.
Ina (इन): defined in 9 categories.
Kshmapa (ksmapa, kṣmāpa, क्ष्माप): defined in 2 categories.
Ghnat (घ्नत्): defined in 2 categories.
Anuyayin (anuyāyin, अनुयायिन्): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “āmayārtiriputrāsa kṣudādau dṛṣṭavaikṛtān”
- āmayā -
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āmaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āmaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āmā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- ārti -
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ārti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- ripu -
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ripu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ripu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ripu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- trāsa -
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trāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣudā -
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kṣuda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- adau -
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ada (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ad (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dṛṣṭa -
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dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[compound from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[compound from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- vaikṛtān -
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vaikṛta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “labdhodayā hrībhayena kṣmāpā ghnantyanuyāyinaḥ”
- labdhodayā* -
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labdhodaya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]labdhodayā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hrībhaye -
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hrībhaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ina -
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ina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ina (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣmāpā* -
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kṣmāpa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ghnantya -
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ghnat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]√han -> ghnat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √han class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]√han (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- anuyāyinaḥ -
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anuyāyin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]anuyāyin (noun, neuter)[ablative 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 5021 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.