Sanskrit quote nr. 6668 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्साहस्य प्रभोर्मन्त्रस्यैवं शक्तित्रयं जगुः ।
आत्मनः सुहृदश्चैव तन्मित्रस्योदयास् त्रयः ॥utsāhasya prabhormantrasyaivaṃ śaktitrayaṃ jaguḥ |
ātmanaḥ suhṛdaścaiva tanmitrasyodayās trayaḥ ||
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.
Utsaha (utsāha, उत्साह): defined in 15 categories.
Prabhu (प्रभु): defined in 12 categories.
Mantra (मन्त्र): defined in 26 categories.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Shaktitraya (saktitraya, śaktitraya, शक्तित्रय): defined in 6 categories.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Suhrid (suhrd, suhṛd, सुहृद्): defined in 6 categories.
Suhrida (suhrda, suhṛda, सुहृद): defined in 5 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Mitra (मित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Udaya (उदय): defined in 22 categories.
Traya (त्रय): defined in 5 categories.
Tri (त्रि): defined in 10 categories.
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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: “utsāhasya prabhormantrasyaivaṃ śaktitrayaṃ jaguḥ”
- utsāhasya -
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utsāha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- prabhor -
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prabhu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]prabhu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- mantrasyai -
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mantra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śaktitrayam -
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śaktitraya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- jaguḥ -
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√gā (verb class 2)[perfect active third plural]√gā (verb class 3)[perfect active third plural]√gā (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]√gā (verb class 2)[perfect active third plural]√gā (verb class 3)[perfect active third plural]
- Line 2: “ātmanaḥ suhṛdaścaiva tanmitrasyodayās trayaḥ”
- ātmanaḥ -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- suhṛdaś -
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suhṛd (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]suhṛd (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]suhṛda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- tan -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]tan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- mitrasyo -
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mitra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]mitra (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- udayās -
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udaya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- trayaḥ -
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traya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]tri (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 6668 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.