Sanskrit quote nr. 1633 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्तर्निदह्यमानेन शक्तिहीनेन शत्रुषु ।
संततिः क्रियते येन निन्द्यं धिक्तस्य जीवितम् ॥antarnidahyamānena śaktihīnena śatruṣu |
saṃtatiḥ kriyate yena nindyaṃ dhiktasya jīvitam ||
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.
Antar (अन्तर्): defined in 5 categories.
Nida (निद): defined in 8 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Amana (amāna, अमान): defined in 5 categories.
Shaktihina (saktihina, śaktihīna, शक्तिहीन): defined in 6 categories.
Shatru (satru, śatru, शत्रु): defined in 11 categories.
Santati (सन्तति): defined in 13 categories.
Yena (येन): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Nindya (निन्द्य): defined in 4 categories.
Dhik (धिक्): defined in 5 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Jivita (jīvita, जीवित): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hindi, Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Marathi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “antarnidahyamānena śaktihīnena śatruṣu”
- antar -
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antar (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]antar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nida -
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nida (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- amānena -
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amāna (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- śaktihīnena -
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śaktihīna (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]śaktihīna (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- śatruṣu -
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śatru (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- Line 2: “saṃtatiḥ kriyate yena nindyaṃ dhiktasya jīvitam”
- santatiḥ -
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santati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]santati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kriyate -
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√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]
- yena -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- nindyam -
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nindya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nindya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nindyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√nind -> nindya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √nind class 1 verb]√nind -> nindya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √nind class 1 verb], [accusative single from √nind class 1 verb]
- dhik -
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dhik (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- jīvitam -
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jīvita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jīvita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jīvitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
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 1633 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.