Sanskrit quote nr. 2142 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अप्युत्कटे च रौद्रे च शत्रौ यस्य न हीयते ।
धैर्यं प्राप्ते महीपस्य न स याति पराभवम् ॥apyutkaṭe ca raudre ca śatrau yasya na hīyate |
dhairyaṃ prāpte mahīpasya na sa yāti parābhavam ||
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.
Utkata (utkaṭa, उत्कट, utkaṭā, उत्कटा): defined in 10 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Raudra (रौद्र, raudrā, रौद्रा): defined in 16 categories.
Raudri (रौद्रि): defined in 10 categories.
Shatri (satri, śatri, शत्रि): defined in 5 categories.
Shatru (satru, śatru, शत्रु): defined in 12 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्, yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Dhairya (धैर्य): defined in 8 categories.
Prapta (prāpta, प्राप्त, prāptā, प्राप्ता): defined in 8 categories.
Prapti (prāpti, प्राप्ति): defined in 15 categories.
Mahipa (mahīpa, महीप): defined in 3 categories.
Parabhava (parābhava, पराभव): defined in 13 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, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Hinduism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Buddhism, Buddhist philosophy, 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: “apyutkaṭe ca raudre ca śatrau yasya na hīyate”
- apyu -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- utkaṭe -
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utkaṭa (noun, masculine)[locative single]utkaṭa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]utkaṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- raudre -
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raudra (noun, masculine)[locative single]raudra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]raudrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]raudri (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śatrau -
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śatri (noun, masculine)[locative single]śatru (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hīyate -
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√hā (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√hā (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√hi (verb class 5)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “dhairyaṃ prāpte mahīpasya na sa yāti parābhavam”
- dhairyam -
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dhairya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- prāpte -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[locative single]prāpta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]prāptā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]prāpti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- mahīpasya -
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mahīpa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yāti -
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yāt (noun, masculine)[locative single]yāt (noun, neuter)[locative single]√yā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- parābhavam -
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parābhava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [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 2142 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.