Sanskrit quote nr. 6034 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इन्द्रियं विजितं येन तेनैव भुवनं जितम् ।
यश् चेन्द्रियैः पराभूतः स सर्वत्र पराजितः ॥indriyaṃ vijitaṃ yena tenaiva bhuvanaṃ jitam |
yaś cendriyaiḥ parābhūtaḥ sa sarvatra parājitaḥ ||
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.
Indriya (इन्द्रिय): defined in 14 categories.
Vijita (विजित): defined in 10 categories.
Yena (येन): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tena (तेन): defined in 7 categories.
Bhuvana (भुवन): defined in 13 categories.
Jit (जित्): defined in 3 categories.
Jita (जित): defined in 13 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Parabhuta (parābhūta, पराभूत): defined in 5 categories.
Sarvatra (सर्वत्र): defined in 10 categories.
Parajit (parājit, पराजित्): defined in 1 categories.
Parajita (parājita, पराजित): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Prakrit, Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy)
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: “indriyaṃ vijitaṃ yena tenaiva bhuvanaṃ jitam”
- indriyam -
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indriya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]indriya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]indriyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vijitam -
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vijita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vijita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vijitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yena -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tenai -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- bhuvanam -
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bhuvana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhuvana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- jitam -
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jita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]jit (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√ji -> jita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ji class 9 verb]√ji -> jita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ji class 9 verb], [accusative single from √ji class 9 verb]
- Line 2: “yaś cendriyaiḥ parābhūtaḥ sa sarvatra parājitaḥ”
- yaś -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ce -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- indriyaiḥ -
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indriya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]indriya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- parābhūtaḥ -
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parābhūta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sarvatra -
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sarvatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- parājitaḥ -
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parājit (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]parājita (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 6034 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.