Sanskrit quote nr. 2066 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपि वीर्योत्कटः शत्रुर् यतो भेदेन सिध्यति ।
तस्माद् भेदः प्रयोक्तव्यः शत्रूणां विजिगीषुणा ॥api vīryotkaṭaḥ śatrur yato bhedena sidhyati |
tasmād bhedaḥ prayoktavyaḥ śatrūṇāṃ vijigīṣuṇā ||
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.
Virya (vīrya, वीर्य, vīryā, वीर्या): defined in 15 categories.
Utkata (utkaṭa, उत्कट): defined in 10 categories.
Shatru (satru, śatru, शत्रु): defined in 11 categories.
Yatah (yataḥ, यतः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yata (यत): defined in 7 categories.
Bheda (भेद): defined in 19 categories.
Tasmat (tasmāt, तस्मात्): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Prayoktavya (प्रयोक्तव्य): defined in 3 categories.
Vijigishu (vijigisu, vijigīṣu, विजिगीषु): defined in 5 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, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Nepali, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
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 vīryotkaṭaḥ śatrur yato bhedena sidhyati”
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vīryo -
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vīrya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vīr -> vīrya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vīr]vīryā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb]√vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb]√vīr -> vīryā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
- utkaṭaḥ -
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utkaṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śatrur -
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śatru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yato* -
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yataḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]yat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]yata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
- bhedena -
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bheda (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- sidhyati -
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√sidh -> sidhyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> sidhyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh (verb class 4)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “tasmād bhedaḥ prayoktavyaḥ śatrūṇāṃ vijigīṣuṇā”
- tasmād -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- bhedaḥ -
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bheda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prayoktavyaḥ -
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prayoktavya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śatrūṇām -
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śatru (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- vijigīṣuṇā -
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vijigīṣu (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vijigīṣu (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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 2066 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.