Sanskrit quote nr. 2210 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अबलः प्रोन्नतं शत्रुं यो याति मदमोहितः ।
युद्धार्थं स निवर्तेत शीर्णदन्तो यथा गजः ॥abalaḥ pronnataṃ śatruṃ yo yāti madamohitaḥ |
yuddhārthaṃ sa nivarteta śīrṇadanto yathā gajaḥ ||
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.
Abala (अबल): defined in 11 categories.
Pronnata (प्रोन्नत): defined in 2 categories.
Shatru (satru, śatru, शत्रु): defined in 12 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yat (yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Madamohita (मदमोहित): defined in 1 categories.
Yuddha (युद्ध, yuddhā, युद्धा): defined in 10 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Nivarta (निवर्त, nivartā, निवर्ता): defined in 3 categories.
Ita (इत): defined in 6 categories.
Shirnadanta (sirnadanta, śīrṇadanta, शीर्णदन्त): defined in 1 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Gaja (गज): defined in 19 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: “abalaḥ pronnataṃ śatruṃ yo yāti madamohitaḥ”
- abalaḥ -
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abala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√bal (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- pronnatam -
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pronnata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pronnata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pronnatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śatrum -
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śatru (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, 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]
- madamohitaḥ -
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madamohita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “yuddhārthaṃ sa nivarteta śīrṇadanto yathā gajaḥ”
- yuddhā -
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yuddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yuddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]yuddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb]√yudh -> yuddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nivarte -
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nivarta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]nivarta (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nivartā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ita -
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ita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- śīrṇadanto* -
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śīrṇadanta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- gajaḥ -
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gaja (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 2210 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.