Sanskrit quote nr. 9147 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कश्चिद् द्विषत्खड्गहृतोत्तमाङ्गः ।
सद्यो विमानप्रभुतामुपेत्य ॥kaścid dviṣatkhaḍgahṛtottamāṅgaḥ |
sadyo vimānaprabhutāmupetya ||
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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.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Dvishat (dvisat, dviṣat, द्विषत्): defined in 4 categories.
Khadga (khaḍga, खड्ग): defined in 20 categories.
Hrita (hrta, hṛta, हृत, hṛtā, हृता): defined in 6 categories.
Uttama (उत्तम, uttamā, उत्तमा): defined in 21 categories.
Angas (aṅgas, अङ्गस्): defined in 1 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Sadyah (sadyaḥ, सद्यः): defined in 2 categories.
Sadya (सद्य): defined in 1 categories.
Vimanaprabhuta (vimānaprabhutā, विमानप्रभुता): defined in 1 categories.
Upetya (उपेत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Dharmashastra (religious law), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), 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: “kaścid dviṣatkhaḍgahṛtottamāṅgaḥ”
- kaś -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dviṣat -
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dviṣat (noun, masculine)[compound]dviṣat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- khaḍga -
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khaḍga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]khaḍga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hṛto -
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hṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]hṛt (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]hṛt (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]hṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√hṛ -> hṛta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ -> hṛta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ -> hṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
- uttamā -
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uttama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uttama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]uttamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṅgaḥ -
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aṅgas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]aṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sadyo vimānaprabhutāmupetya”
- sadyo* -
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sadyaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sadya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vimānaprabhutām -
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vimānaprabhutā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- upetya -
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upetya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]upetya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 9147 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.