Sanskrit quote nr. 2323 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभियुक्तो बलवता तिष्ठन् दुर्गे प्रयत्नवान् ।
तद्बलीयस्तराह्वानं कुर्वीतात्मविमुक्तये ॥abhiyukto balavatā tiṣṭhan durge prayatnavān |
tadbalīyastarāhvānaṃ kurvītātmavimuktaye ||
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.
Abhiyukta (अभियुक्त): defined in 6 categories.
Balavat (बलवत्): defined in 5 categories.
Balavata (balavatā, बलवता): defined in 1 categories.
Tishthat (tisthat, tiṣṭhat, तिष्ठत्): defined in 3 categories.
Durga (दुर्ग, durgā, दुर्गा): defined in 18 categories.
Durgi (दुर्गि): defined in 2 categories.
Prayatnavat (प्रयत्नवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Baliyastara (balīyastara, बलीयस्तर, balīyastarā, बलीयस्तरा): defined in 1 categories.
Ahvana (āhvāna, आह्वान): defined in 6 categories.
Vimukti (विमुक्ति): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Jainism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Pali, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism
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: “abhiyukto balavatā tiṣṭhan durge prayatnavān”
- abhiyukto* -
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abhiyukta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- balavatā -
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balavat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]balavat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]balavatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tiṣṭhan -
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√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
- durge -
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durga (noun, masculine)[locative single]durga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]durgā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]durgi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- prayatnavān -
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prayatnavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “tadbalīyastarāhvānaṃ kurvītātmavimuktaye”
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- balīyastarā -
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balīyastara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]balīyastara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]balīyastarā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āhvānam -
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āhvāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kurvītā -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative middle third single]
- ātma -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- vimuktaye -
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vimukti (noun, feminine)[dative 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 2323 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.