Sanskrit quote nr. 1023 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्वैधमानसंयुक्तं शूरं धीरं विपश्चितम् ।
न श्रीः संत्यजते नित्यम् आदित्यमिव रश्मयः ॥

advaidhamānasaṃyuktaṃ śūraṃ dhīraṃ vipaścitam |
na śrīḥ saṃtyajate nityam ādityamiva raśmayaḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Advaidha (अद्वैध): defined in 1 categories.
Anasa (ānasa, आनस): defined in 6 categories.
Yuktam (युक्तम्): defined in 1 categories.
Yukta (युक्त): defined in 14 categories.
Dhiram (dhīram, धीरम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dhira (dhīra, धीर): defined in 16 categories.
Vipashcit (vipascit, vipaścit, विपश्चित्): defined in 3 categories.
Vipashcita (vipascita, vipaścita, विपश्चित): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Santya (सन्त्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ajata (ajatā, अजता): defined in 7 categories.
Nityam (नित्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Nitya (नित्य): defined in 19 categories.
Aditya (āditya, आदित्य): defined in 16 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Rashmi (rasmi, raśmi, रश्मि): defined in 17 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Tamil, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Shilpashastra (iconography), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)

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: “advaidhamānasaṃyuktaṃ śūraṃ dhīraṃ vipaścitam
  • advaidham -
  • advaidha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    advaidha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    advaidhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ānasaṃ -
  • ānasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ānasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ānasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yuktam -
  • yuktam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • śūram -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śūra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śūrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dhīram -
  • dhīram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhīra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhīrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vipaścitam -
  • vipaścita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vipaścita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vipaścitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vipaścit (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “na śrīḥ saṃtyajate nityam ādityamiva raśmayaḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śrīḥ -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • santya -
  • santya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    santya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    santi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • ajate -
  • ajatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ādityam -
  • āditya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āditya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ādityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • raśmayaḥ -
  • raśmi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 1023 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.

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