Sanskrit quote nr. 2127 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपेताः शत्रुभ्यो वयमिति विषादोऽयमफलः ।
प्रतीकारस्त्वेषामनिशमनुसंधातुमुचितः ॥apetāḥ śatrubhyo vayamiti viṣādo'yamaphalaḥ |
pratīkārastveṣāmaniśamanusaṃdhātumucitaḥ ||
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.
Apeta (अपेत, apetā, अपेता): defined in 5 categories.
Shatru (satru, śatru, शत्रु): defined in 11 categories.
Vaya (वय): defined in 9 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Vishad (visad, viṣād, विषाद्): defined in 3 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Aphala (अफल): defined in 7 categories.
Pratikara (pratīkāra, प्रतीकार): defined in 8 categories.
Nisham (nisam, niśam, निशम्): defined in 1 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Sandha (सन्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Ucita (उचित): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Hinduism, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Jainism, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain 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: “apetāḥ śatrubhyo vayamiti viṣādo'yamaphalaḥ”
- apetāḥ -
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apeta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]apetā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śatrubhyo* -
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śatru (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- vayam -
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vaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative dual]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- viṣādo' -
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viṣād (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]viṣād (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]viṣāda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aphalaḥ -
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aphala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√phal (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- Line 2: “pratīkārastveṣāmaniśamanusaṃdhātumucitaḥ”
- pratīkāras -
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pratīkāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tveṣāma -
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√tviṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active first plural]
- niśam -
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niśam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]niśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]niśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anu -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- sandhāt -
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sandha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]sandha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- um -
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u (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ucitaḥ -
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ucita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√uc -> ucita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √uc class 4 verb]
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 2127 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.