Sanskrit quote nr. 1156 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अध्यासीनाश्ववारैरुपजनितभये हेषमाणैस्तुरङ्गैर् गर्जत्स्फूर्जन्महौजोत्कटकरटिघटाकोटिभिर्दुष्प्रवेशे ।
संग्रामे कल्पकल्पेऽप्यरिजनविसरैर्मार्गणश्रेणिबद्धे बध्येऽवध्ये नृपेऽपि प्रभवति यवसं प्राणविश्राणनाय ॥

adhyāsīnāśvavārairupajanitabhaye heṣamāṇaisturaṅgair garjatsphūrjanmahaujotkaṭakaraṭighaṭākoṭibhirduṣpraveśe |
saṃgrāme kalpakalpe'pyarijanavisarairmārgaṇaśreṇibaddhe badhye'vadhye nṛpe'pi prabhavati yavasaṃ prāṇaviśrāṇanāya ||

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.

Adhyasina (adhyāsīna, अध्यासीन, adhyāsīnā, अध्यासीना): defined in 1 categories.
Ashvavara (asvavara, aśvavāra, अश्ववार): defined in 4 categories.
Upaja (उपज): defined in 5 categories.
Nid (निद्): defined in 2 categories.
Abhaya (अभय, abhayā, अभया): defined in 21 categories.
Abhi (अभि): defined in 5 categories.
Sangrama (saṅgrāma, सङ्ग्राम): defined in 9 categories.
Kalpa (कल्प, kalpā, कल्पा): defined in 19 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Arijana (अरिजन): defined in 1 categories.
Visara (विसर): defined in 7 categories.
Margana (mārgaṇa, मार्गण): defined in 6 categories.
Shrenibaddha (srenibaddha, śreṇibaddha, श्रेणिबद्ध, śreṇibaddhā, श्रेणिबद्धा): defined in 1 categories.
Avadhya (अवध्य, avadhyā, अवध्या): defined in 4 categories.
Nripa (nrpa, nṛpa, नृप): defined in 13 categories.
Prabhavat (प्रभवत्): defined in 3 categories.
Yavasa (यवस): defined in 8 categories.
Prana (prāṇa, प्राण): defined in 16 categories.
Vishranana (visranana, viśrāṇana, विश्राणन): defined in 2 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), India history, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jain philosophy, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of 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: “adhyāsīnāśvavārairupajanitabhaye heṣamāṇaisturaṅgair garjatsphūrjanmahaujotkaṭakaraṭighaṭākoṭibhirduṣpraveśe”
adhyāsīnā -
adhyāsīna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adhyāsīna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

adhyāsīnā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aśvavārair -
aśvavāra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
upaja -
upaja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

upaja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nit -
nid (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
abhaye -
abhaya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

abhaya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

abhayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

abhi (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

abhi (noun, feminine)

[dative single]
Cannot analyse heṣamāṇaisturaṅgairgarjatsphūrjanmahaujotkaṭakaraṭighaṭākoṭibhirduṣpraveśe
Line 2: “saṃgrāme kalpakalpe'pyarijanavisarairmārgaṇaśreṇibaddhe badhye'vadhye nṛpe'pi prabhavati yavasaṃ prāṇaviśrāṇanāya”
saṅgrāme -
saṅgrāma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
kalpa -
kalpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kalpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kalpe' -
kalpa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kalpa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

kalpā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√kḷp (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
apya -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

apya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ap (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
arijana -
arijana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
visarair -
visara (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

visara (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
mārgaṇa -
mārgaṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mārgaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śreṇibaddhe -
śreṇibaddha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śreṇibaddha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

śreṇibaddhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
badhye' -
√bandh (verb class 1)

[present passive first single]

√bandh (verb class 4)

[present passive first single]

√bandh (verb class 9)

[present passive first single]
avadhye -
avadhya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

avadhya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

avadhyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
nṛpe' -
nṛpa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
prabhavati -
prabhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

prabhavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
yavasam -
yavasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
prāṇa -
prāṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prāṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
viśrāṇanāya -
viśrāṇana (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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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 1156 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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Last Updated: 24 April, 2019