Sanskrit quote nr. 2465 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमित्रव्यसनान्मित्रम् उत्थितं यद्विरज्यति ।
अरिव्यसनसिद्ध्या तच् छत्रुणैव प्रसिध्यति ॥amitravyasanānmitram utthitaṃ yadvirajyati |
arivyasanasiddhyā tac chatruṇaiva prasidhyati ||
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.
Amitra (अमित्र): defined in 5 categories.
Vyasana (व्यसन): defined in 12 categories.
Mitra (मित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Utthita (उत्थित): defined in 10 categories.
Yadu (यदु): defined in 5 categories.
Ji (जि): defined in 6 categories.
Jya (ज्य): defined in 9 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Ari (अरि): defined in 17 categories.
Arin (अरिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Siddhi (सिद्धि): defined in 24 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Chad (छद्): defined in 4 categories.
Runa (ruṇā, रुणा): defined in 3 categories.
Ru (रु): defined in 8 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), India history, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Nepali, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavya (poetry)
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: “amitravyasanānmitram utthitaṃ yadvirajyati”
- amitra -
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amitra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]amitra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vyasanān -
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vyasana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- mitram -
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mitra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mitra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mitrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- utthitam -
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utthita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]utthita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]utthitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yadvi -
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yadu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ira -
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√ir (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- jya -
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ji (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ji (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ji (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]jī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]jya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Line 2: “arivyasanasiddhyā tac chatruṇaiva prasidhyati”
- ari -
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ari (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ari (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ari (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]arin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[locative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vyasana -
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vyasana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- siddhyā -
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siddhi (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- tac -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- chat -
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chad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]chad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ruṇai -
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ruṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ru (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- sidhyati -
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√sidh -> sidhyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> sidhyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh (verb class 4)[present active third 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 2465 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.