Sanskrit quote nr. 1557 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनेन तव पुत्रस्य प्रसुप्तस्य वनान्तरे ।
शिखामारुह्य हस्तेन खड्गेन निहतं शिरः ॥anena tava putrasya prasuptasya vanāntare |
śikhāmāruhya hastena khaḍgena nihataṃ śiraḥ ||
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.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Anena (अनेन): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Putra (पुत्र): defined in 14 categories.
Prasupta (प्रसुप्त): defined in 6 categories.
Vanantara (vanāntara, वनान्तर): defined in 3 categories.
Shikha (sikha, śikhā, शिखा): defined in 20 categories.
Aruhya (āruhya, आरुह्य): defined in 4 categories.
Hasta (हस्त): defined in 19 categories.
Khadga (khaḍga, खड्ग): defined in 20 categories.
Nihata (निहत): defined in 5 categories.
Shiras (siras, śiras, शिरस्): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ayurveda (science of life), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “anena tava putrasya prasuptasya vanāntare”
- anena -
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anena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anena (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ana (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- putrasya -
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putra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]putra (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- prasuptasya -
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prasupta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]prasupta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- vanāntare -
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vanāntara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- Line 2: “śikhāmāruhya hastena khaḍgena nihataṃ śiraḥ”
- śikhām -
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śikhā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- āruhya -
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āruhya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- hastena -
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hasta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]hasta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- khaḍgena -
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khaḍga (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]khaḍga (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- nihatam -
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nihata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nihata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nihatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śiraḥ -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śira (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 1557 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.