Sanskrit quote nr. 1481 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनुभाववता गुरु स्थिरत्वाद् अविसंवादि धनुर्धनंजयेन ।
स्वबलव्यसनेऽपि पीड्यमानं गुणवन्मित्रमिवानतिं प्रपेदे ॥anubhāvavatā guru sthiratvād avisaṃvādi dhanurdhanaṃjayena |
svabalavyasane'pi pīḍyamānaṃ guṇavanmitramivānatiṃ prapede ||
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.
Anubha (अनुभ): defined in 1 categories.
Anubhava (anubhāva, अनुभाव): defined in 18 categories.
Avata (अवत, avatā, अवता): defined in 6 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Sthiratva (स्थिरत्व): defined in 4 categories.
Avisamvadin (avisaṃvādin, अविसंवादिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Dhanu (धनु): defined in 13 categories.
Dhanus (धनुस्): defined in 15 categories.
Dhananjaya (dhanañjaya, धनञ्जय): defined in 13 categories.
Svap (स्वप्): defined in 1 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Vyasana (व्यसन): defined in 12 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Pidyamana (pīḍyamāna, पीड्यमान): defined in 2 categories.
Gunavat (guṇavat, गुणवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Mitra (मित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Anati (ānati, आनति): defined in 3 categories.
Prapa (prapā, प्रपा): defined in 7 categories.
Da (द, dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, India history, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Kavya (poetry), Buddhist philosophy, Shilpashastra (iconography), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “anubhāvavatā guru sthiratvād avisaṃvādi dhanurdhanaṃjayena”
- anubhāva -
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anubhāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anubha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- avatā* -
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avata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]avatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- guru -
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guru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]guru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sthiratvād -
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sthiratva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- avisaṃvādi -
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avisaṃvādin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]avisaṃvādin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dhanur -
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dhanus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dhanu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dhanu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dhanañjayena -
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dhanañjaya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]dhanañjaya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “svabalavyasane'pi pīḍyamānaṃ guṇavanmitramivānatiṃ prapede”
- svab -
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svap (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]svap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ala -
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ala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√al (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vyasane' -
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vyasana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- pīḍyamānam -
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√pīḍ -> pīḍyamāna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb]√pīḍ -> pīḍyamāna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
- guṇavan -
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guṇavat (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]guṇavat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- mitram -
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mitra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mitra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mitrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ānatim -
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ānati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- prape -
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prapā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- de -
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da (noun, masculine)[locative single]da (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dā (noun, masculine)[dative 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 1481 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.