Sanskrit quote nr. 198 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अग्निदो गरदश्चैव शस्त्रपाणिर्धनापहः ।
क्षेत्रदारापहारी च षडेते ह्याततायिनः ॥agnido garadaścaiva śastrapāṇirdhanāpahaḥ |
kṣetradārāpahārī ca ṣaḍete hyātatāyinaḥ ||
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.
Agnida (अग्निद): defined in 1 categories.
Garada (गरद): defined in 5 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Shastrapani (sastrapani, śastrapāṇi, शस्त्रपाणि): defined in 5 categories.
Dhana (धन): defined in 16 categories.
Apaha (अपह): defined in 8 categories.
Kshetrada (ksetrada, kṣetrada, क्षेत्रद): defined in 1 categories.
Ara (अर, arā, अरा): defined in 18 categories.
Apaharin (apahārin, अपहारिन्): defined in 8 categories.
Shash (sas, ṣaṣ, षष्): defined in 10 categories.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Eti (एति): defined in 4 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Atatayin (ātatāyin, आततायिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), 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: “agnido garadaścaiva śastrapāṇirdhanāpahaḥ”
- agnido* -
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agnida (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- garadaś -
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garada (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- śastrapāṇir -
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śastrapāṇi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]śastrapāṇi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- dhanā -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dhan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- apahaḥ -
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apaha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kṣetradārāpahārī ca ṣaḍete hyātatāyinaḥ”
- kṣetradā -
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kṣetrada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- arā -
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ara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]arā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√ṛ (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√ṛ (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√ṛ (verb class 5)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- apahārī -
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apahārin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṣaḍ -
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ṣaṭ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ete -
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eta (noun, masculine)[locative single]eta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- hyā -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- ātatāyinaḥ -
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ātatāyin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]ātatāyin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive 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 198 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.