Sanskrit quote nr. 132 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अक्षदेवनपणीकृतेधरे कान्तयोर्जयपराजये सति ।
अत्र वक्तु यदि वेत्ति मन्मथः कस्तयोर्जयति जीयतेऽपि वा ॥akṣadevanapaṇīkṛtedhare kāntayorjayaparājaye sati |
atra vaktu yadi vetti manmathaḥ kastayorjayati jīyate'pi vā ||
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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.
Akshadevana (aksadevana, akṣadevana, अक्षदेवन): defined in 1 categories.
Pani (paṇi, पणि): defined in 17 categories.
Krite (krte, kṛte, कृते): defined in 1 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत, kṛtā, कृता): defined in 16 categories.
Kriti (krti, kṛti, कृति): defined in 14 categories.
Dhara (धर, dharā, धरा): defined in 18 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त, kāntā, कान्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Jayaparajaya (jayaparājaya, जयपराजय): defined in 2 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Atra (अत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Manmatha (मन्मथ): defined in 11 categories.
Manmathin (मन्मथिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Jayat (जयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Buddhism, Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Nepali, Vaisheshika (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: “akṣadevanapaṇīkṛtedhare kāntayorjayaparājaye sati”
- akṣadevana -
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akṣadevana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paṇī -
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paṇi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]paṇin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṛte -
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kṛte (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṛte (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]kṛt (noun, masculine)[dative single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[dative single]kṛta (noun, masculine)[locative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṛti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kṛti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- dhare -
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dhara (noun, masculine)[locative single]dhara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dharā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dhṛ (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- kāntayor -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]kānta (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]kāntā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[genitive dual from √kam class 1 verb], [locative dual from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[genitive dual from √kam class 1 verb], [locative dual from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)[genitive dual from √kam class 1 verb], [locative dual from √kam class 1 verb]
- jayaparājaye -
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jayaparājaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]jayaparājaya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- sati -
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satī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]sati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]sat (noun, masculine)[locative single]sat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- Line 2: “atra vaktu yadi vetti manmathaḥ kastayorjayati jīyate'pi vā”
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vaktu -
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√vac (verb class 2)[imperative active third single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vetti -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- manmathaḥ -
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manmatha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]manmathin (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- kastayor -
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√kas -> kasta (participle, masculine)[genitive dual from √kas class 1 verb], [locative dual from √kas class 1 verb]√kas -> kasta (participle, neuter)[genitive dual from √kas class 1 verb], [locative dual from √kas class 1 verb]√kas -> kastā (participle, feminine)[genitive dual from √kas class 1 verb], [locative dual from √kas class 1 verb]
- jayati -
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jayati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]jayat (noun, masculine)[locative single]jayat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√ji -> jayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √ji class 1 verb]√ji -> jayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √ji class 1 verb]√ji (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- jīyate' -
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√jai (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√ji (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√ji (verb class 9)[present passive third single]√jyā (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]√jyā (verb class 9)[present passive third single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second 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 132 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.