Sanskrit quote nr. 684 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अत्यार्यमतिदातारम् अतिशूरमतिव्रतम् ।
प्रज्ञाभिमानिनं चैव श्रीर्भयान्नोपसर्पति ॥atyāryamatidātāram atiśūramativratam |
prajñābhimāninaṃ caiva śrīrbhayānnopasarpati ||
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.
Atya (अत्य, atyā, अत्या): defined in 2 categories.
Arya (अर्य): defined in 16 categories.
Atidatri (atidatr, atidātṛ, अतिदातृ): defined in 1 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Vrata (व्रत): defined in 15 categories.
Prajna (prajña, प्रज्ञ, prajñā, प्रज्ञा): defined in 11 categories.
Abhimanin (abhimānin, अभिमानिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Bhaya (भय): defined in 21 categories.
Sarpat (सर्पत्): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit
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: “atyāryamatidātāram atiśūramativratam”
- atyā -
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atya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√at -> atya (absolutive)[absolutive from √at]atyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aryam -
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arya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]arya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- atidātāram -
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atidātṛ (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śūram -
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śūra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śūra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śūrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vratam -
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vrata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vrata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “prajñābhimāninaṃ caiva śrīrbhayānnopasarpati”
- prajñā -
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prajña (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prajña (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prajñā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhimāninam -
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abhimānin (noun, masculine)[accusative 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]
- śrīr -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]śrī (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- bhayānn -
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bhaya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- opa -
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opa (Preverb)[Preverb]
- sarpati -
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sarpat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√sṛp -> sarpat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sṛp class 1 verb]√sṛp -> sarpat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sṛp class 1 verb]√sṛp (verb class 1)[present active third 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 684 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.