Sanskrit quote nr. 2062 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपि वज्रेण संघर्षम् अपि पद्भ्यां पराभवम् ।
सहन्ते गुणलोभेन त एव मणयो यदि ॥api vajreṇa saṃgharṣam api padbhyāṃ parābhavam |
sahante guṇalobhena ta eva maṇayo yadi ||
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.
Vajra (वज्र): defined in 26 categories.
Sangharsha (sangharsa, saṅgharṣa, सङ्घर्ष): defined in 3 categories.
Pat (पत्): defined in 3 categories.
Pad (पद्): defined in 4 categories.
Parabhava (parābhava, पराभव): defined in 13 categories.
Gunala (guṇala, गुणल): defined in 1 categories.
Bha (भ): defined in 14 categories.
Bhena (भेन): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Mani (maṇi, मणि): defined in 25 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jain philosophy, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Prakrit, Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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 vajreṇa saṃgharṣam api padbhyāṃ parābhavam”
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vajreṇa -
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vajra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vajra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- saṅgharṣam -
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saṅgharṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saṅgharṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- padbhyām -
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pat (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]pat (noun, neuter)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]pad (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- parābhavam -
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parābhava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “sahante guṇalobhena ta eva maṇayo yadi”
- sahante -
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√sah (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- guṇalo -
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guṇala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhena -
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bhena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ta* -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- maṇayo* -
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maṇi (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative 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 2062 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.