Sanskrit quote nr. 6042 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इन्द्रियाणां प्रसृष्टानां हयानामिव वर्त्मसु ।
धृतिं कुर्वीत सारथ्ये धृत्या तानि जयेद् ध्रुवम् ॥indriyāṇāṃ prasṛṣṭānāṃ hayānāmiva vartmasu |
dhṛtiṃ kurvīta sārathye dhṛtyā tāni jayed dhruvam ||
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, indriyā, इन्द्रिया): defined in 14 categories.
Prasrishta (prasrsta, prasṛṣṭa, प्रसृष्ट, prasṛṣṭā, प्रसृष्टा): defined in 1 categories.
Haya (हय): defined in 13 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Vartman (वर्त्मन्): defined in 6 categories.
Dhriti (dhrti, dhṛti, धृति): defined in 16 categories.
Sarathya (sārathya, सारथ्य): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Dhruvam (ध्रुवम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dhruva (ध्रुव): defined in 20 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), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric 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: “indriyāṇāṃ prasṛṣṭānāṃ hayānāmiva vartmasu”
- indriyāṇām -
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indriya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]indriya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]indriyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- prasṛṣṭānām -
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prasṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]prasṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]prasṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- hayānām -
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haya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vartmasu -
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vartman (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- Line 2: “dhṛtiṃ kurvīta sārathye dhṛtyā tāni jayed dhruvam”
- dhṛtim -
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dhṛti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]dhṛti (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- kurvīta -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative middle third single]
- sārathye -
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sārathya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- dhṛtyā -
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dhṛti (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- tāni -
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ta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- jayed -
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√ji (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- dhruvam -
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dhruvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dhruva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhruva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dhruvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 6042 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.