Sanskrit quote nr. 6026 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इन्द्रस्य वज्रेण हतो वृत्रासुरमहायशाः ।
मेदसा सर्वविच्छिन्नं तदर्थमुपलेपनम् ॥indrasya vajreṇa hato vṛtrāsuramahāyaśāḥ |
medasā sarvavicchinnaṃ tadarthamupalepanam ||
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.
Indra (इन्द्र): defined in 22 categories.
Vajra (वज्र): defined in 26 categories.
Hata (हत): defined in 12 categories.
Vritra (vrtra, vṛtra, वृत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Asura (असुर): defined in 17 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Sha (sa, śa, श): defined in 9 categories.
Medas (मेदस्): defined in 13 categories.
Sarvavid (सर्वविद्): defined in 1 categories.
Chinna (छिन्न): defined in 15 categories.
Tadartha (तदर्थ): defined in 3 categories.
Upalepana (उपलेपन): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Jain philosophy, Pali, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Dharmashastra (religious law), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), 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: “indrasya vajreṇa hato vṛtrāsuramahāyaśāḥ”
- indrasya -
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indra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- vajreṇa -
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vajra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vajra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- hato* -
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hata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb]√han (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- vṛtrā -
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vṛtra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- asuram -
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asura (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asura (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asurā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sur (verb class 6)[imperfect active first single]
- ahāya -
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aha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- śāḥ -
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śās (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]śa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “medasā sarvavicchinnaṃ tadarthamupalepanam”
- medasā -
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medas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- sarvavic -
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sarvavid (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]sarvavid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- chinnam -
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chinna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]chinna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]chinnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tadartham -
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tadartha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tadartha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tadarthā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- upalepanam -
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upalepana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 6026 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.