Sanskrit quote nr. 5215 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आरुह्य नृपतिः पूर्वम् इन्द्रियाश्वान् यशीकृतान् ।
कामक्रोधादिकाञ् जित्वा रिपून् आभ्यन्तरांश्च तान् ॥āruhya nṛpatiḥ pūrvam indriyāśvān yaśīkṛtān |
kāmakrodhādikāñ jitvā ripūn ābhyantarāṃśca tān ||
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.
Aruhya (āruhya, आरुह्य): defined in 4 categories.
Nripati (nrpati, nṛpati, नृपति): defined in 7 categories.
Purvam (pūrvam, पूर्वम्): defined in 4 categories.
Purva (pūrva, पूर्व): defined in 13 categories.
Indriyashva (indriyasva, indriyāśva, इन्द्रियाश्व): defined in 1 categories.
Ashin (asin, aśin, अशिन्): defined in 5 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Kamakrodha (kāmakrodha, कामक्रोध): defined in 3 categories.
Adish (adis, ādiś, आदिश्): defined in 2 categories.
Jitvan (जित्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Ripu (रिपु): defined in 13 categories.
Abhyantara (ābhyantara, आभ्यन्तर): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali, Prakrit
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: “āruhya nṛpatiḥ pūrvam indriyāśvān yaśīkṛtān”
- āruhya -
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āruhya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nṛpatiḥ -
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nṛpati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pūrvam -
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pūrvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūrva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- indriyāśvān -
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indriyāśva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ya -
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i (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]e (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- aśī -
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aśin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṛtān -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- Line 2: “kāmakrodhādikāñ jitvā ripūn ābhyantarāṃśca tān”
- kāmakrodhā -
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kāmakrodha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ādik -
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ādiś (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- āñ -
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a (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- jitvā -
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√ji -> jitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √ji]√ji -> jitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √ji]jitvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ripūn -
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ripu (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ābhyantarāṃś -
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ābhyantara (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tān -
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ta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative 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 5215 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.