Sanskrit quote nr. 5832 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इति शासति सेनान्यां गच्छतस् ताननेकधा ।
निषिध्य हसता किंचित् तस्थे तत्रान्धकारिणा ॥iti śāsati senānyāṃ gacchatas tānanekadhā |
niṣidhya hasatā kiṃcit tasthe tatrāndhakāriṇā ||
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.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Sena (सेन): defined in 17 categories.
Gacchat (गच्छत्): defined in 2 categories.
Tana (tāna, तान): defined in 16 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Dha (dhā, धा): defined in 8 categories.
Hasat (हसत्): defined in 1 categories.
Hasata (hasatā, हसता): defined in 1 categories.
Tatra (तत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Andhakari (andhakāri, अन्धकारि): defined in 1 categories.
Andhakarin (andhakārin, अन्धकारिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Nepali
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: “iti śāsati senānyāṃ gacchatas tānanekadhā”
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- śāsati -
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√śās (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- senānyā -
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senānī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sena (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ām -
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ā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]o (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- gacchatas -
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gacchat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gacchat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]√gam (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- tāna -
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tāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ne -
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na (noun, masculine)[locative single]na (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ni (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- ka -
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ka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhā -
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dhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dhā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “niṣidhya hasatā kiṃcit tasthe tatrāndhakāriṇā”
- Cannot analyse niṣidhya*ha
- hasatā -
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hasat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]hasat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]hasatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√has -> hasat (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √has class 1 verb]√has -> hasat (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √has class 1 verb]
- kiñcit -
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kiñcid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tasthe -
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√sthā (verb class 1)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
- tatrā -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- andhakāriṇā -
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andhakāri (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]andhakārin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]andhakārin (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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 5832 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.