Sanskrit quote nr. 7550 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकशक्तिप्रहारेण म्रियतेऽश्वो नरोऽपि हि ।
सहेन् महाप्रहाराणां शतं युद्धेषु वारणः ॥ekaśaktiprahāreṇa mriyate'śvo naro'pi hi |
sahen mahāprahārāṇāṃ śataṃ yuddheṣu vāraṇaḥ ||
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.
Shaktin (saktin, śaktin, शक्तिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Prahara (prahāra, प्रहार): defined in 15 categories.
Ashva (asva, aśva, अश्व): defined in 16 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Mah (मह्): defined in 3 categories.
Maha (mahā, महा): defined in 11 categories.
Shata (sata, śata, शत): defined in 18 categories.
Yuddha (युद्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Varana (vāraṇa, वारण): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Buddhism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
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: “ekaśaktiprahāreṇa mriyate'śvo naro'pi hi”
- eka -
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eka (noun, neuter)[compound]
- śakti -
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śakti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]śakti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śaktin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śaktin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- prahāreṇa -
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prahāra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- mriyate' -
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√mṛ -> mriyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]√mṛ -> mriyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]√mṛ (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√mṛ (verb class 6)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]
- aśvo* -
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aśva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śū (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]
- naro' -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- Line 2: “sahen mahāprahārāṇāṃ śataṃ yuddheṣu vāraṇaḥ”
- sahen -
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√sah (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- mahā -
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mahat (noun, masculine)[compound]mah (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]mahā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prahārāṇām -
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prahāra (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- śatam -
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śata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- yuddheṣu -
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yuddha (noun, masculine)[locative plural]yuddha (noun, neuter)[locative plural]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)[locative plural from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative plural from √yudh class 4 verb]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)[locative plural from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative plural from √yudh class 4 verb]
- vāraṇaḥ -
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vāraṇa (noun, masculine)[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 7550 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.