Sanskrit quote nr. 8764 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
करेण करिणा वीरः सुगृहीतोऽपि कोपिना ।
असिनासून् जहाराशु तस्यैव स्वय्मक्षतः ॥kareṇa kariṇā vīraḥ sugṛhīto'pi kopinā |
asināsūn jahārāśu tasyaiva svaymakṣataḥ ||
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.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Karin (करिन्): defined in 16 categories.
Vira (vīra, वीर): defined in 22 categories.
Sugrihita (sugrhita, sugṛhīta, सुगृहीत): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kopin (कोपिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Ayman (अय्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Kshata (ksata, kṣata, क्षत): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Nepali
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: “kareṇa kariṇā vīraḥ sugṛhīto'pi kopinā”
- kareṇa -
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kara (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kara (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kariṇā -
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kari (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kari (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]karin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]karin (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vīraḥ -
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vīra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sugṛhīto' -
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sugṛhīta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kopinā -
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kopin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kopin (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “asināsūn jahārāśu tasyaiva svaymakṣataḥ”
- asinā -
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asi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- asūn -
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asu (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- jahārā -
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√hṛ (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√hṝ (verb class 9)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- āśu -
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āśu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āśu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]āśu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]āśu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āśu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- tasyai -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tas (noun, masculine)[locative single]tas (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]sā (noun, feminine)[dative single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single], [imperative passive first single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- sva -
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sū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]sū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]so (noun, feminine)[adverb]sva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ayma -
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ayman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kṣataḥ -
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kṣata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṣan -> kṣata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṣan class 8 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 8764 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.