Sanskrit quote nr. 6854 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्यतस्य परं हन्तुं स्तब्धस्य विवरैषिणः ।
पतनं जायतेऽवश्यम् कृच्छ्रेण पुनरुन्नतिः ॥udyatasya paraṃ hantuṃ stabdhasya vivaraiṣiṇaḥ |
patanaṃ jāyate'vaśyam kṛcchreṇa punarunnatiḥ ||
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.
Udyata (उद्यत): defined in 8 categories.
Param (परम्): defined in 7 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Hantu (हन्तु): defined in 3 categories.
Stabdha (स्तब्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Vivara (विवर): defined in 13 categories.
Patana (पतन): defined in 17 categories.
Jayat (jāyat, जायत्): defined in 1 categories.
Avashyam (avasyam, avaśyam, अवश्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kricchrena (krcchrena, kṛcchreṇa, कृच्छ्रेण): defined in 1 categories.
Kricchra (krcchra, kṛcchra, कृच्छ्र): defined in 8 categories.
Punar (पुनर्): defined in 4 categories.
Unnati (उन्नति): 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: “udyatasya paraṃ hantuṃ stabdhasya vivaraiṣiṇaḥ”
- udyatasya -
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udyata (noun, masculine)[genitive single]udyata (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- hantum -
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√han -> hantum (infinitive)[infinitive from √han]√han -> hantum (infinitive)[infinitive from √han]hantu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- stabdhasya -
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stabdha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]stabdha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√stabh -> stabdha (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √stabh class 1 verb], [genitive single from √stabh class 5 verb], [genitive single from √stabh class 9 verb]√stabh -> stabdha (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √stabh class 1 verb], [genitive single from √stabh class 5 verb], [genitive single from √stabh class 9 verb]√stambh -> stabdha (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √stambh class 1 verb], [genitive single from √stambh class 5 verb], [genitive single from √stambh class 9 verb]√stambh -> stabdha (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √stambh class 1 verb], [genitive single from √stambh class 5 verb], [genitive single from √stambh class 9 verb]
- vivarai -
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vivara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- eṣiṇaḥ -
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eṣin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]eṣin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “patanaṃ jāyate'vaśyam kṛcchreṇa punarunnatiḥ”
- patanam -
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patana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]patana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]patanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jāyate' -
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√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai (verb class 1)[present middle third single]√jan (verb class 4)[present middle third single]
- avaśyam -
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avaśyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]avaśyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kṛcchreṇa -
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kṛcchreṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṛcchra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kṛcchra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- punar -
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punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- unnatiḥ -
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unnati (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 6854 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.