Sanskrit quote nr. 1875 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपकर्ताहमस्मीति हृदि ते मा स्म भूद्भयम् ।
विमुखेषु न मे खड्गः प्रहर्तुं जातु वाञ्छति ॥apakartāhamasmīti hṛdi te mā sma bhūdbhayam |
vimukheṣu na me khaḍgaḥ prahartuṃ jātu vāñchati ||
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.
Apakartri (apakartr, apakartṛ, अपकर्तृ): defined in 1 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Hrid (hrd, hṛd, हृद्): defined in 13 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Sma (स्म): defined in 2 categories.
Bhaya (भय): defined in 21 categories.
Vimukha (विमुख): defined in 8 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Khadga (khaḍga, खड्ग): defined in 20 categories.
Praha (prahā, प्रहा): defined in 1 categories.
Ritu (rtu, ṛtu, ऋतु): defined in 14 categories.
Jatu (jātu, जातु): defined in 6 categories.
Vanchat (vāñchat, वाञ्छत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “apakartāhamasmīti hṛdi te mā sma bhūdbhayam”
- apakartā -
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apakartṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- asmī -
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√as (verb class 2)[present active first single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- hṛdi -
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hṛd (noun, neuter)[locative 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]
- mā -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- sma -
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sma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- bhūd -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[injunctive active third single]
- bhayam -
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bhaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “vimukheṣu na me khaḍgaḥ prahartuṃ jātu vāñchati”
- vimukheṣu -
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vimukha (noun, masculine)[locative plural]vimukha (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- khaḍgaḥ -
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khaḍga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prahar -
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prahā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ṛtum -
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ṛtu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- jātu -
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jātu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vāñchati -
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√vāñch -> vāñchat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vāñch class 1 verb]√vāñch -> vāñchat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vāñch class 1 verb]√vāñch (verb class 1)[present active third 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 1875 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.