Sanskrit quote nr. 1186 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनङ्ग पलितं मूर्ध्नि पश्यैतद् विजयध्वजम् ।
इदानीं जितमस्माभिस् तवाकिंचित्कराः शराः ॥anaṅga palitaṃ mūrdhni paśyaitad vijayadhvajam |
idānīṃ jitamasmābhis tavākiṃcitkarāḥ śarāḥ ||
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.
Ananga (anaṅga, अनङ्ग): defined in 9 categories.
Palita (पलित): defined in 13 categories.
Pashya (pasya, paśya, पश्य, paśyā, पश्या): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vijaya (विजय): defined in 27 categories.
Dhvaja (ध्वज): defined in 19 categories.
Idanim (idānīm, इदानीम्): defined in 1 categories.
Jit (जित्): defined in 3 categories.
Jita (जित): defined in 13 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Akincitkara (akiñcitkara, अकिञ्चित्कर, akiñcitkarā, अकिञ्चित्करा): defined in 3 categories.
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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: “anaṅga palitaṃ mūrdhni paśyaitad vijayadhvajam”
- anaṅga -
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anaṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anaṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√aṅg (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- palitam -
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palita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]palita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]palitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mūrdhni -
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mūrdhan (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- paśyai -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]paśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś (verb class 10)[imperative passive first single]
- etad -
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etad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vijaya -
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vijaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vijaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhvajam -
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dhvaja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “idānīṃ jitamasmābhis tavākiṃcitkarāḥ śarāḥ”
- idānīm -
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idānīm (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- jitam -
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jita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]jit (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√ji -> jita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ji class 9 verb]√ji -> jita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ji class 9 verb], [accusative single from √ji class 9 verb]
- asmābhis -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental plural]
- tavā -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- akiñcitkarāḥ -
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akiñcitkara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]akiñcitkarā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śarāḥ -
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śara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 1186 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.