Sanskrit quote nr. 1484 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनुभूतमिदं लोके यद्बध्वा बलवत्तरैः ।
ईश्वरैर्दुर्बलः कृष्यः क्रतौ पशुरिवाबलः ॥anubhūtamidaṃ loke yadbadhvā balavattaraiḥ |
īśvarairdurbalaḥ kṛṣyaḥ kratau paśurivābalaḥ ||
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.
Anubhuta (anubhūta, अनुभूत): defined in 7 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Badhu (badhū, बधू): defined in 3 categories.
Badhva (बध्व): defined in 3 categories.
Balavattara (बलवत्तर): defined in 4 categories.
Ishvara (isvara, īśvara, ईश्वर): defined in 22 categories.
Durbala (दुर्बल): defined in 6 categories.
Krishi (krsi, kṛṣī, कृषी): defined in 9 categories.
Krishya (krsya, kṛṣya, कृष्य): defined in 2 categories.
Kratu (क्रतु): defined in 9 categories.
Pashu (pasu, paśu, पशु): defined in 19 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Abala (अबल): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Kavya (poetry)
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: “anubhūtamidaṃ loke yadbadhvā balavattaraiḥ”
- anubhūtam -
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anubhūta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anubhūta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anubhūtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- loke -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- badhvā* -
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badhū (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]badhva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- balavattaraiḥ -
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balavattara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]balavattara (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “īśvarairdurbalaḥ kṛṣyaḥ kratau paśurivābalaḥ”
- īśvarair -
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īśvara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]īśvara (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- durbalaḥ -
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durbala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṛṣyaḥ -
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kṛṣī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kṛṣya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṛṣ -> kṛṣya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛṣ class 6 verb]
- kratau -
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kratu (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- paśur -
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paśu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- abalaḥ -
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abala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√bal (verb class 1)[imperfect 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 1484 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.