Sanskrit quote nr. 2511 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमुष्मै चौराय प्रतिनिहतमृत्युप्रतिभिये ।
प्रभुः प्रीतः प्रादादुपरितनपादद्वयकृते ॥amuṣmai caurāya pratinihatamṛtyupratibhiye |
prabhuḥ prītaḥ prādāduparitanapādadvayakṛte ||
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.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Caura (चौर): defined in 10 categories.
Prabhu (प्रभु): defined in 12 categories.
Prita (prīta, प्रीत): defined in 7 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
At (āt, आत्): defined in 4 categories.
Uparitana (उपरितन): defined in 2 categories.
Pada (pāda, पाद): defined in 28 categories.
Dvaya (द्वय): defined in 10 categories.
Krite (krte, kṛte, कृते): defined in 1 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत, kṛtā, कृता): defined in 16 categories.
Kriti (krti, kṛti, कृति): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Buddhism, 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: “amuṣmai caurāya pratinihatamṛtyupratibhiye”
- amuṣmai -
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adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[dative single]adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)[dative single]
- caurāya -
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caura (noun, masculine)[dative single]caura (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- Cannot analyse pratinihatamṛtyupratibhiye
- Line 2: “prabhuḥ prītaḥ prādāduparitanapādadvayakṛte”
- prabhuḥ -
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prabhu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]prabhu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prītaḥ -
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prīta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√pre -> prīta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pre class 2 verb]√prī -> prīta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √prī class 4 verb], [nominative single from √prī class 9 verb]
- prād -
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pra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]pra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√prā -> prāt (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √prā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √prā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √prā class 2 verb]
- ād -
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āt (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- uparitana -
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uparitana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uparitana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pāda -
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pāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dvaya -
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dvaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dvaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṛte -
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kṛte (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṛte (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]kṛt (noun, masculine)[dative single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[dative single]kṛta (noun, masculine)[locative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṛti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kṛti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[present middle 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 2511 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.