Sanskrit quote nr. 2213 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अबला अपि वीरेशान् यत्साहाय्यमुपाश्रिताः ।
पराभवन्ति दृक्कोणपातेनैव स मन्मथः ॥abalā api vīreśān yatsāhāyyamupāśritāḥ |
parābhavanti dṛkkoṇapātenaiva sa manmathaḥ ||
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, abalā, अबला): defined in 11 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Viresha (viresa, vīreśa, वीरेश): defined in 3 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Sahayya (sāhāyya, साहाय्य): defined in 5 categories.
Para (parā, परा): defined in 20 categories.
Bhavanti (bhavantī, भवन्ती): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Drish (drs, dṛś, दृश्): defined in 4 categories.
Konapa (koṇapa, कोणप): defined in 3 categories.
Ena (enā, एना): defined in 7 categories.
Manmatha (मन्मथ): defined in 11 categories.
Manmathin (मन्मथिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vastushastra (architecture)
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: “abalā api vīreśān yatsāhāyyamupāśritāḥ”
- abalā* -
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abala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]abalā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vīreśān -
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vīreśa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- sāhāyyam -
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sāhāyya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- upāśritāḥ -
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upāśrita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]upāśritā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “parābhavanti dṛkkoṇapātenaiva sa manmathaḥ”
- parā -
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parā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]parā (Preverb)[Preverb]parā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- bhavanti -
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bhavanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhavantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- dṛk -
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dṛś (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]dṛś (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- koṇapāt -
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koṇapa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- enai -
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enā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]a (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- manmathaḥ -
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manmatha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]manmathin (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive 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 2213 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.