Sanskrit quote nr. 5568 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आसाद्यते कथं वा ।
शौर्याश्रयणेन गौरवध्वंसः ॥āsādyate kathaṃ vā |
śauryāśrayaṇena gauravadhvaṃsaḥ ||
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.
Asadya (āsādya, आसाद्य): defined in 5 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Shauri (sauri, śauri, शौरि, śaurī, शौरी): defined in 11 categories.
Shaurya (saurya, śaurya, शौर्य): defined in 8 categories.
Ashrayana (asrayana, āśrayaṇa, आश्रयण): defined in 3 categories.
Gaurava (गौरव): defined in 10 categories.
Dhvamsa (dhvaṃsa, ध्वंस): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kannada, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hinduism, Mahayana (major branch of 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: “āsādyate kathaṃ vā”
- āsādya -
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āsādya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āsādya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “śauryāśrayaṇena gauravadhvaṃsaḥ”
- śauryā -
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śauri (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]śaurī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]śaurya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- āśrayaṇena -
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āśrayaṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]āśrayaṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- gaurava -
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gaurava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gaurava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhvaṃsaḥ -
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dhvaṃsa (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 5568 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.