Sanskrit quote nr. 5687 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आहते यत्र मधुरो ध्वनिः समुपजायते ।
पूज्यः स खड्गो नृपतेः शत्रुसंचयनाशनः ॥āhate yatra madhuro dhvaniḥ samupajāyate |
pūjyaḥ sa khaḍgo nṛpateḥ śatrusaṃcayanāśanaḥ ||
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.
Ahata (āhata, आहत, āhatā, आहता): defined in 10 categories.
Ahati (āhati, आहति): defined in 2 categories.
Yatra (यत्र): defined in 12 categories.
Madhura (मधुर): defined in 18 categories.
Dhvani (ध्वनि): defined in 11 categories.
Upaja (उपज): 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.
Pujya (pūjya, पूज्य): defined in 9 categories.
Khadga (khaḍga, खड्ग): defined in 20 categories.
Nripati (nrpati, nṛpati, नृपति): defined in 7 categories.
Sancayana (sañcayana, सञ्चयन): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Nepali, Buddhism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Prakrit, Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), 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: “āhate yatra madhuro dhvaniḥ samupajāyate”
- āhate -
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āhata (noun, masculine)[locative single]āhata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]āhatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]āhati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- yatra -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- madhuro* -
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madhura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dhvaniḥ -
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dhvani (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sam -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- upajāya -
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upaja (noun, masculine)[dative single]upaja (noun, neuter)[dative 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]
- Line 2: “pūjyaḥ sa khaḍgo nṛpateḥ śatrusaṃcayanāśanaḥ”
- pūjyaḥ -
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pūjya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√pūj -> pūjya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- khaḍgo* -
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khaḍga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nṛpateḥ -
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nṛpati (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- śatru -
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śatru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- sañcayanā -
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sañcayana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aśanaḥ -
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aśana (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 5687 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.