Sanskrit quote nr. 6208 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इह व्याधव्यूहः पटुघटितयन्त्रप्रहरणो ।
मृगेन्द्राणां वल्गत् प्रखरनखराणां कुलमिह ॥iha vyādhavyūhaḥ paṭughaṭitayantrapraharaṇo |
mṛgendrāṇāṃ valgat prakharanakharāṇāṃ kulamiha ||
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.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Vyadha (vyādha, व्याध): defined in 9 categories.
Vyuha (vyūha, व्यूह): defined in 17 categories.
Patu (paṭu, पटु, paṭū, पटू): defined in 14 categories.
Ghatita (ghaṭita, घटित): defined in 10 categories.
Yantri (yantr, yantṛ, यन्तृ): defined in 6 categories.
Yantra (यन्त्र): defined in 24 categories.
Anu (aṇu, अणु): defined in 18 categories.
Mrigendra (mrgendra, mṛgendra, मृगेन्द्र): defined in 7 categories.
Valgat (वल्गत्): defined in 2 categories.
Prakhara (प्रखर): defined in 5 categories.
Nakhara (नखर, nakharā, नखरा): defined in 6 categories.
Kula (कुल): defined in 22 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Theravada (major branch of 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: “iha vyādhavyūhaḥ paṭughaṭitayantrapraharaṇo”
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vyādha -
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vyādha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vyūhaḥ -
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vyūha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paṭu -
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paṭu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]paṭu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]paṭū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- ghaṭita -
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ghaṭita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ghaṭita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ghaṭ -> ghaṭita (participle, masculine)[compound from √ghaṭ]√ghaṭ -> ghaṭita (participle, neuter)[compound from √ghaṭ]√ghaṭ -> ghaṭita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ghaṭ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ghaṭ]√ghaṭ -> ghaṭita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ghaṭ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ghaṭ]
- yantra -
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yantṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yantṛ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yantra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yantr (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aprahar -
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aprahan (noun, neuter)[compound]
- aṇo -
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aṇu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “mṛgendrāṇāṃ valgat prakharanakharāṇāṃ kulamiha”
- mṛgendrāṇām -
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mṛgendra (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]mṛgendra (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- valgat -
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√valg -> valgat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √valg class 1 verb], [vocative single from √valg class 1 verb], [accusative single from √valg class 1 verb]
- prakhara -
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prakhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prakhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nakharāṇām -
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nakhara (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]nakhara (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]nakharā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- kulam -
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kula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kulā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 6208 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.