Sanskrit quote nr. 1831 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्यैः साकं विरोधेन वयं पञ्चोत्तरं शतम् ।
परस्परविरोधेन वयं पञ्च च ते शतम् ॥anyaiḥ sākaṃ virodhena vayaṃ pañcottaraṃ śatam |
parasparavirodhena vayaṃ pañca ca te śatam ||
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.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Sakam (sākam, साकम्): defined in 4 categories.
Virodha (विरोध): defined in 13 categories.
Vaya (वय): defined in 9 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Panca (pañca, पञ्च, pañcā, पञ्चा): defined in 16 categories.
Uttaram (उत्तरम्): defined in 3 categories.
Uttara (उत्तर): defined in 25 categories.
Shata (sata, śata, शत): defined in 18 categories.
Paraspara (परस्पर): defined in 7 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Prakrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Nepali, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), Buddhism, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “anyaiḥ sākaṃ virodhena vayaṃ pañcottaraṃ śatam”
- anyaiḥ -
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anya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- sākam -
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sākam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sāka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- virodhena -
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virodha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- vayam -
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vaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative dual]
- pañco -
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pañca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pañca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pañcā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√pañc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- uttaram -
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uttaram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uttara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uttara (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- śatam -
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śata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “parasparavirodhena vayaṃ pañca ca te śatam”
- paraspara -
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paraspara (indeclinable)[indeclinable]paraspara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paraspara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- virodhena -
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virodha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- vayam -
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vaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative dual]
- pañca -
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pañca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pañca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pañc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- śatam -
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śata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 1831 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.