Sanskrit quote nr. 308 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अङ्गीकुरु त्वमवधीरय वा वयं तु दासास्तवेति वचसैव जयेम लोकान् ।
एतावतैव सुकरो ननु विश्वमात- रुद्दण्डदण्डधरकिंकरमौलिभङ्गः ॥aṅgīkuru tvamavadhīraya vā vayaṃ tu dāsāstaveti vacasaiva jayema lokān |
etāvataiva sukaro nanu viśvamāta- ruddaṇḍadaṇḍadharakiṃkaramaulibhaṅgaḥ ||
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.
Angin (aṅgin, अङ्गिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Avadhi (अवधि): defined in 10 categories.
Raya (रय): defined in 9 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Vaya (वय): defined in 9 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Dasa (dāsa, दास, dāsā, दासा): defined in 19 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Vacas (वचस्): defined in 2 categories.
Vacasa (वचस, vacasā, वचसा): defined in 2 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Etavat (etāvat, एतावत्): defined in 2 categories.
Etavata (etāvatā, एतावता): defined in 2 categories.
Sukara (सुकर): defined in 16 categories.
Nanu (ननु): defined in 8 categories.
Vishva (visva, viśva, विश्व): defined in 15 categories.
Rud (रुद्): defined in 1 categories.
Danda (daṇḍa, दण्ड): defined in 26 categories.
Dandadhara (daṇḍadhara, दण्डधर): defined in 5 categories.
Mauli (maulī, मौली): defined in 15 categories.
Bhanga (bhaṅga, भङ्ग): defined in 15 categories.
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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: “aṅgīkuru tvamavadhīraya vā vayaṃ tu dāsāstaveti vacasaiva jayema lokān”
- aṅgī -
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aṅgin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kuru -
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kuru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kuru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperative active second single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- avadhīr -
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avadhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- raya -
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raya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√ram -> raya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ram]√ray (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vayam -
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vaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative dual]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- dāsās -
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dāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dāsā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tave -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vacasai -
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vacasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vacasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vacas (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vacas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vacasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- jayema -
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√ji (verb class 1)[optative active first plural]
- lokān -
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loka (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “etāvataiva sukaro nanu viśvamāta- ruddaṇḍadaṇḍadharakiṃkaramaulibhaṅgaḥ”
- etāvatai -
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etāvat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]etāvat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]etāvatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- sukaro* -
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sukara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nanu -
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nanu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- viśvam -
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viśva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viśva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- āta -
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√at (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- rud -
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rud (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]rud (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]rud (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- daṇḍa -
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daṇḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- daṇḍadhara -
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daṇḍadhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]daṇḍadhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kiṅkara -
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kiṅkara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- mauli -
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mauli (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]maulī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]maulin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]maulin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhaṅgaḥ -
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bhaṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 308 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.