Sanskrit quote nr. 1743 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्यकालपरिहार्यमजस्रं तद्द्वयेन विदधे द्वयमेव ।
धृष्टता रहसि भर्तृषु ताभिर् निर्दयत्वमितरैरबलासु ॥anyakālaparihāryamajasraṃ taddvayena vidadhe dvayameva |
dhṛṣṭatā rahasi bhartṛṣu tābhir nirdayatvamitarairabalāsu ||
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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.
Anyaka (anyakā, अन्यका): defined in 2 categories.
Arya (अर्य): defined in 16 categories.
Ajasram (अजस्रम्): defined in 2 categories.
Ajasra (अजस्र): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Dvaya (द्वय): defined in 10 categories.
Vida (विद): defined in 9 categories.
Dha (ध, dhā, धा): defined in 8 categories.
Dhi (धि): defined in 14 categories.
Dvayam (द्वयम्): defined in 1 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Dhrishtata (dhrstata, dhṛṣṭatā, धृष्टता): defined in 1 categories.
Rahasi (रहसि): defined in 1 categories.
Rahas (रहस्): defined in 5 categories.
Bhartri (bhartr, bhartṛ, भर्तृ): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Nirdayatva (निर्दयत्व): defined in 1 categories.
Itara (इतर): defined in 9 categories.
Abala (abalā, अबला): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Pali, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Prakrit, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), 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: “anyakālaparihāryamajasraṃ taddvayena vidadhe dvayameva”
- anyakā -
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anyakā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- lapa -
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√lap (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- rihā -
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√rih (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- aryam -
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arya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]arya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ajasram -
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ajasram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ajasra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ajasra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ajasrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dvayena -
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dvaya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]dvaya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vida -
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vida (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vida (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vid (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]
- dhe -
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dha (noun, masculine)[locative single]dha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dhā (noun, masculine)[dative single]dhi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- dvayam -
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dvayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dvaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “dhṛṣṭatā rahasi bhartṛṣu tābhir nirdayatvamitarairabalāsu”
- dhṛṣṭatā* -
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dhṛṣṭatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- rahasi -
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rahasi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]rahas (noun, neuter)[locative single]√rah (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- bhartṛṣu -
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bhartṛ (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- tābhir -
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tā (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]sā (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- nirdayatvam -
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nirdayatva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- itarair -
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itara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]itara (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- abalāsu -
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abalā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
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 1743 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.