Sanskrit quote nr. 2043 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपि प्राणसमानिष्टान् पालितांल्लालितानपि ।
भृत्यान् युद्धे समुत्पन्ने पश्येच्छुष्कमिवेन्धनम् ॥api prāṇasamāniṣṭān pālitāṃllālitānapi |
bhṛtyān yuddhe samutpanne paśyecchuṣkamivendhanam ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Pranasama (prāṇasama, प्राणसम): defined in 2 categories.
Ishta (ista, iṣṭa, इष्ट): defined in 15 categories.
Palita (pālita, पालित): defined in 13 categories.
Lalita (lālita, लालित): defined in 17 categories.
Bhritya (bhrtya, bhṛtya, भृत्य): defined in 9 categories.
Yuddha (युद्ध, yuddhā, युद्धा): defined in 10 categories.
Samutpanna (समुत्पन्न, samutpannā, समुत्पन्ना): defined in 8 categories.
Pa (प): defined in 12 categories.
Shushka (suska, śuṣka, शुष्क): defined in 9 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Indhana (इन्धन): defined in 11 categories.
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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: “api prāṇasamāniṣṭān pālitāṃllālitānapi”
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- prāṇasamān -
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prāṇasama (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- iṣṭān -
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iṣṭa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √yaj class 1 verb]
- pālitāṃl -
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pālita (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√pāl -> pālita (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √pāl class 10 verb]√pā -> pālita (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √pā]
- lālitān -
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lālita (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√lal -> lālita (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √lal]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Line 2: “bhṛtyān yuddhe samutpanne paśyecchuṣkamivendhanam”
- bhṛtyān -
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bhṛtya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- yuddhe -
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yuddha (noun, masculine)[locative single]yuddha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]yuddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)[locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]√yudh -> yuddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb]
- samutpanne -
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samutpanna (noun, masculine)[locative single]samutpanna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]samutpannā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- pa -
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pa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śyecch -
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√śā (verb class 4)[optative active third single]
- śuṣkam -
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śuṣka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śuṣka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śuṣkā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śuṣ -> śuṣka (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb]√śuṣ -> śuṣka (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb]
- ive -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- indhanam -
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indhana (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 2043 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.