Sanskrit quote nr. 6275 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ईषदायच्छमानोऽपि सिंहो मत्तानपि द्विपान् ।
निहन्ति बलवांस् तस्मात् संधेयः शिवमिच्छता ॥īṣadāyacchamāno'pi siṃho mattānapi dvipān |
nihanti balavāṃs tasmāt saṃdheyaḥ śivamicchatā ||
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.
Ishat (isat, īṣat, ईषत्): defined in 4 categories.
Ayat (āyat, आयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Simha (siṃha, सिंह): defined in 21 categories.
Matta (मत्त): defined in 19 categories.
Dvipa (द्विप): defined in 13 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Balavat (बलवत्): defined in 5 categories.
Tasmat (tasmāt, तस्मात्): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Sandheya (सन्धेय): defined in 1 categories.
Shivam (sivam, śivam, शिवम्): defined in 3 categories.
Shiva (siva, śiva, शिव): defined in 25 categories.
Icchata (icchatā, इच्छता): defined in 4 categories.
Icchat (इच्छत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hindi, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Prakrit, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Buddhism, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)
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: “īṣadāyacchamāno'pi siṃho mattānapi dvipān”
- īṣad -
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īṣat (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]īṣat (noun, masculine)[compound]īṣat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- āyacch -
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āyat (noun, masculine)[compound]āyat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śamān -
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śama (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- o' -
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o (noun, masculine)[compound]a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]u (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- siṃho* -
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siṃha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mattān -
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matta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√mad -> matta (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √mad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √mad class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √mad class 4 verb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- dvipān -
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dvipa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “nihanti balavāṃs tasmāt saṃdheyaḥ śivamicchatā”
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]ni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- hanti -
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hanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√han (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- balavāṃs -
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balavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tasmāt -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- sandheyaḥ -
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sandheya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śivam -
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śivam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]śiva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śiva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śivā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- icchatā -
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icchatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
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 6275 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.