Sanskrit quote nr. 1666 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्ते सन्तोषदं विष्णुं स्मरेत् हन्तारमापदाम् ।
शरतल्पगतो भीष्मः सस्मार गरुडध्वजम् ॥ante santoṣadaṃ viṣṇuṃ smaret hantāramāpadām |
śaratalpagato bhīṣmaḥ sasmāra garuḍadhvajam ||
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.
Anta (अन्त, antā, अन्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Anti (अन्ति): defined in 9 categories.
Da (द): defined in 7 categories.
Vishnu (visnu, viṣṇu, विष्णु): defined in 19 categories.
Hantri (hantr, hantṛ, हन्तृ): defined in 3 categories.
Apad (āpad, आपद्): defined in 3 categories.
Apada (āpadā, आपदा): defined in 10 categories.
Sharatalpa (saratalpa, śaratalpa, शरतल्प): defined in 1 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gata (गत): defined in 10 categories.
Bhishma (bhisma, bhīṣma, भीष्म): defined in 8 categories.
Garudadhvaja (garuḍadhvaja, गरुडध्वज): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Gitashastra (science of music), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Nepali, Buddhism, Kavyashastra (science of 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: “ante santoṣadaṃ viṣṇuṃ smaret hantāramāpadām”
- ante -
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anta (noun, masculine)[locative single]anta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]antā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√ant (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- santoṣa -
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santoṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dam -
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da (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]da (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dā (noun, feminine)[adverb]dā (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- viṣṇum -
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viṣṇu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]viṣṇu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- smaret -
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√smṛ (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- hantāram -
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hantṛ (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- āpadām -
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āpad (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]āpadā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “śaratalpagato bhīṣmaḥ sasmāra garuḍadhvajam”
- śaratalpa -
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śaratalpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- gato* -
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gat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]gata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhīṣmaḥ -
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bhīṣma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sasmāra -
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√smṛ (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- garuḍadhvajam -
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garuḍadhvaja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]garuḍadhvaja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]garuḍadhvajā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 1666 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.