Sanskrit quote nr. 2257 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभावि सिन्ध्वा संध्याभ्रसदृग्रुधिरतोयया ।
हृते योद्धुं जनः पांशौ स दृग्रुधि रतो यया ॥abhāvi sindhvā saṃdhyābhrasadṛgrudhiratoyayā |
hṛte yoddhuṃ janaḥ pāṃśau sa dṛgrudhi rato yayā ||
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.
Abhavin (abhāvin, अभाविन्): defined in 1 categories.
Sandhyabhra (sandhyābhra, सन्ध्याभ्र): defined in 1 categories.
Sadrish (sadrs, sadṛś, सदृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Rudhira (रुधिर): defined in 16 categories.
Toya (तोय): defined in 12 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Hrita (hrta, hṛta, हृत, hṛtā, हृता): defined in 6 categories.
Hriti (hrti, hṛti, हृति): defined in 3 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Janas (जनस्): defined in 1 categories.
Pa (प): defined in 12 categories.
Amsha (amsa, aṃśa, अंश): defined in 22 categories.
Amshu (amsu, aṃśu, अंशु): defined in 10 categories.
Drigrudh (drgrudh, dṛgrudh, दृग्रुध्): defined in 1 categories.
Rata (रत): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Gitashastra (science of music), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), 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: “abhāvi sindhvā saṃdhyābhrasadṛgrudhiratoyayā”
- abhāvi -
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abhāvin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhāvin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[aorist middle third single]
- sindhvā -
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- sandhyābhra -
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sandhyābhra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sadṛg -
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sadṛś (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]sadṛś (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- rudhira -
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rudhira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rudhira (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- toya -
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toya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “hṛte yoddhuṃ janaḥ pāṃśau sa dṛgrudhi rato yayā”
- hṛte -
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hṛt (noun, masculine)[dative single]hṛt (noun, neuter)[dative single]hṛta (noun, masculine)[locative single]hṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]hṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]hṛti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√hṛ -> hṛta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ -> hṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √hṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √hṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ -> hṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √hṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √hṛ class 1 verb]
- yoddhum -
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√yudh -> yoddhum (infinitive)[infinitive from √yudh]√yudh -> yoddhum (infinitive)[infinitive from √yudh]
- janaḥ -
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janas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]jana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pā -
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pa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aṃśau -
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aṃśa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]aṃśu (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dṛgrudhi -
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dṛgrudh (noun, masculine)[locative single]dṛgrudh (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- rato* -
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rata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √ram class 1 verb]
- yayā -
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yā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[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 2257 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.