Sanskrit quote nr. 5216 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
जयेदात्मानमेवादौ विजयायान्यविद्विषाम् ।
अजितात्मा हि विवशो वशीकुर्यात् कथं परान् ॥jayedātmānamevādau vijayāyānyavidviṣām |
ajitātmā hi vivaśo vaśīkuryāt kathaṃ parān ||
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.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Eva (एव, evā, एवा): defined in 6 categories.
Ada (अद): defined in 9 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vijaya (विजय): defined in 27 categories.
Ani (अनि, anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Avidvish (avidvis, avidviṣ, अविद्विष्): defined in 1 categories.
Ajitatman (ajitātman, अजितात्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Pali, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “jayedātmānamevādau vijayāyānyavidviṣām”
- jayed -
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√ji (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- ātmānam -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- evā -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]evā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- adau -
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ada (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ad (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vijayāyā -
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vijaya (noun, masculine)[dative single]vijaya (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- anya -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]anya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√an -> anya (absolutive)[absolutive from √an]
- avidviṣām -
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avidviṣ (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]avidviṣ (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]avidviṣā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “ajitātmā hi vivaśo vaśīkuryāt kathaṃ parān”
- ajitātmā -
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ajitātman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vivaśo* -
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vivaśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vaśī -
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vaśī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]vaśi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vaśi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vaśin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kuryāt -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative active third single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- parān -
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para (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 5216 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.