Sanskrit quote nr. 5439 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आशा बलवती राजन् विपरीता हि शृङ्खला ।
यया बद्धाः प्रधावन्ति मुक्तास्तिष्ठन्ति पङ्गुवत् ॥āśā balavatī rājan viparītā hi śṛṅkhalā |
yayā baddhāḥ pradhāvanti muktāstiṣṭhanti paṅguvat ||
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.
Asha (asa, āśā, आशा, āśa, आश): defined in 17 categories.
Ashas (asas, āśas, आशस्): defined in 1 categories.
Balavat (बलवत्): defined in 5 categories.
Balavati (balavatī, बलवती): defined in 7 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Rajat (rājat, राजत्): defined in 3 categories.
Viparita (viparīta, विपरीत, viparītā, विपरीता): defined in 14 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Shrinkhala (srnkhala, śṛṅkhalā, शृङ्खला): defined in 8 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Baddha (बद्ध, baddhā, बद्धा): defined in 15 categories.
Pradha (प्रध): defined in 1 categories.
Pradhi (प्रधि): defined in 3 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Mukta (मुक्त, muktā, मुक्ता): defined in 22 categories.
Tishthat (tisthat, tiṣṭhat, तिष्ठत्): defined in 3 categories.
Tishthanti (tisthanti, tiṣṭhantī, तिष्ठन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Pac (पच्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavya (poetry), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “āśā balavatī rājan viparītā hi śṛṅkhalā”
- āśā* -
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āśā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]āśas (noun, feminine)[nominative single]āśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- balavatī -
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balavatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]balavat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- rājan -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
- viparītā* -
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viparīta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]viparītā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- śṛṅkhalā -
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śṛṅkhalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “yayā baddhāḥ pradhāvanti muktāstiṣṭhanti paṅguvat”
- yayā -
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yā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- baddhāḥ -
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baddha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]baddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pradhāva -
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pradha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pradhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- muktās -
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mukta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]muktā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √muc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 1 verb]√muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √muc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √muc class 1 verb]√muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √muj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muj class 1 verb]√muj -> muktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √muj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √muj class 1 verb]
- tiṣṭhanti -
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√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> tiṣṭhantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- paṅ -
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pac (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]pa (noun, masculine)[adverb]pa (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- guvat -
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√gu -> guvat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √gu class 6 verb], [vocative single from √gu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √gu class 6 verb]
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 5439 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.