Sanskrit quote nr. 5366 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आवयोर्योधमुख्याभ्यां मदर्थः साध्यतामिति ।
यस्मिन् पणः प्रक्रियते स संधिः पुरुषान्तरः ॥āvayoryodhamukhyābhyāṃ madarthaḥ sādhyatāmiti |
yasmin paṇaḥ prakriyate sa saṃdhiḥ puruṣāntaraḥ ||
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.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Yodhamukhya (योधमुख्य): defined in 2 categories.
Madartha (मदर्थ): defined in 1 categories.
Sadhyata (sādhyatā, साध्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Pana (paṇa, पण): defined in 20 categories.
Prakri (prakrī, प्रक्री): defined in 1 categories.
Yata (yatā, यता): defined in 7 categories.
Yati (यति): defined in 18 categories.
Sandhi (सन्धि): defined in 20 categories.
Purushantara (purusantara, puruṣāntara, पुरुषान्तर): defined in 2 categories.
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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: “āvayoryodhamukhyābhyāṃ madarthaḥ sādhyatāmiti”
- āvayor -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- yodhamukhyābhyām -
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yodhamukhya (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- madarthaḥ -
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madartha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sādhyatām -
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sādhyatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√sādh -> sādhyat (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √sādh class 4 verb]√sādh -> sādhyat (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √sādh class 4 verb]√sādh (verb class 1)[imperative passive third single]√sādh (verb class 4)[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single], [imperative passive third single]√sādh (verb class 5)[imperative passive third single]√sidh (verb class 0)[imperative passive third single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- Line 2: “yasmin paṇaḥ prakriyate sa saṃdhiḥ puruṣāntaraḥ”
- yasmin -
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ya (noun, masculine)[locative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- paṇaḥ -
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paṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prakri -
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prakrī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]prakrī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prakrī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- yate -
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yat (noun, masculine)[dative single]yat (noun, neuter)[dative single]yatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yata (noun, masculine)[locative single]yata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]yati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √i class 2 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)[locative single from √yam class 1 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [locative single from √yam class 1 verb]√yam -> yatā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb]√yat (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sandhiḥ -
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sandhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sandhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- puruṣāntaraḥ -
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puruṣāntara (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 5366 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.