Sanskrit quote nr. 1893 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपचिक्रमिषुः पूर्वं सेनां स्वां परिसान्त्वयन् ।
विलङ्घयित्वा सत्रेण ततः स्वयमुपक्रमेत् ॥apacikramiṣuḥ pūrvaṃ senāṃ svāṃ parisāntvayan |
vilaṅghayitvā satreṇa tataḥ svayamupakramet ||
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.
Apaci (apacī, अपची): defined in 5 categories.
Purvam (pūrvam, पूर्वम्): defined in 4 categories.
Purva (pūrva, पूर्व): defined in 13 categories.
Sena (senā, सेना): defined in 17 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 8 categories.
Santvayat (sāntvayat, सान्त्वयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vilanghayitva (vilaṅghayitvā, विलङ्घयित्वा): defined in 1 categories.
Na (ṇa, ण): defined in 12 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 categories.
Upa (उप): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Kannada, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Yoga (school of philosophy)
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: “apacikramiṣuḥ pūrvaṃ senāṃ svāṃ parisāntvayan”
- apaci -
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apacī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- kramiṣuḥ -
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√kram (verb class 1)[injunctive active third plural]√kram (verb class 4)[injunctive active third plural]
- pūrvam -
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pūrvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūrva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- senām -
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senā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- svām -
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svā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sāntvayan -
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√sāntv -> sāntvayat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sāntv class 10 verb], [vocative single from √sāntv class 10 verb]
- Line 2: “vilaṅghayitvā satreṇa tataḥ svayamupakramet”
- vilaṅghayitvā -
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vilaṅghayitvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- satre -
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- ṇa -
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ṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- upa -
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upa (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]upa (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]upa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (Preverb)[Preverb]
- kramet -
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√kram (verb class 1)[optative 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 1893 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.