Sanskrit quote nr. 5071 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आयत्यां प्रतिकारज्ञस् तदात्वे दृढनिश्चयः ।
अतीते कार्यशेषज्ञो नरोऽर्थैर्न प्रहीयते ॥āyatyāṃ pratikārajñas tadātve dṛḍhaniścayaḥ |
atīte kāryaśeṣajño naro'rthairna prahīyate ||
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.
Ayati (āyati, आयति, āyatī, आयती): defined in 7 categories.
Pratikarajna (pratikārajña, प्रतिकारज्ञ): defined in 1 categories.
Tadatva (tadātva, तदात्व): defined in 3 categories.
Dridhanishcaya (drdhaniscaya, dṛḍhaniścaya, दृढनिश्चय): defined in 1 categories.
Atita (atīta, अतीत, atītā, अतीता): defined in 11 categories.
Karyashesha (karyasesa, kāryaśeṣa, कार्यशेष): defined in 1 categories.
Jna (jña, ज्ञ): defined in 6 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Prahi (प्रहि): defined in 3 categories.
Iyat (इयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Iyata (iyatā, इयता): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Buddhism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “āyatyāṃ pratikārajñas tadātve dṛḍhaniścayaḥ”
- āyatyām -
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āyati (noun, feminine)[locative single]āyatī (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- pratikārajñas -
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pratikārajña (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tadātve -
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tadātva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- dṛḍhaniścayaḥ -
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dṛḍhaniścaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “atīte kāryaśeṣajño naro'rthairna prahīyate”
- atīte -
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atīta (noun, masculine)[locative single]atīta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]atītā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√atī (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- kāryaśeṣa -
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kāryaśeṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- jño* -
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jña (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- naro' -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- arthair -
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artha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]artha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prahī -
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prahi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iyate -
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iyat (noun, masculine)[dative single]iyat (noun, neuter)[dative single]iyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√i (verb class 2)[present middle third 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 5071 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.