Sanskrit quote nr. 5169 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आयोधने कृष्णगतिं सहायम् ।
अवाप्य यः क्षत्रियकालरात्रिम् ॥āyodhane kṛṣṇagatiṃ sahāyam |
avāpya yaḥ kṣatriyakālarātrim ||
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.
Ayodhana (āyodhana, आयोधन): defined in 4 categories.
Krishnagati (krsnagati, kṛṣṇagati, कृष्णगति): defined in 1 categories.
Sahaya (sahāya, सहाय): defined in 10 categories.
Avapya (avāpya, अवाप्य): defined in 3 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Kshatriyaka (ksatriyaka, kṣatriyakā, क्षत्रियका): defined in 1 categories.
Ala (āla, आल): defined in 12 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Rat (rāt, रात्): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Prakrit, Hindi, Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, India history, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric 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: “āyodhane kṛṣṇagatiṃ sahāyam”
- āyodhane -
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āyodhana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- kṛṣṇagatim -
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kṛṣṇagati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- sahāyam -
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sahāya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “avāpya yaḥ kṣatriyakālarātrim”
- avāpya -
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avāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṣatriyakā -
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kṣatriyakā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āla -
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āla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√al (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- rāt -
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ra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√rā -> rāt (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √rā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √rā class 2 verb]
- ri -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]rī (noun, feminine)[adverb]rai (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative 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 5169 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.