Sanskrit quote nr. 311 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अङ्गीकृततितिक्षः सेड् गुणी निष्ठापरो यथा ।
मृषिस्तथा विजयते श्रीरामो राजसत्तमः ॥

aṅgīkṛtatitikṣaḥ seḍ guṇī niṣṭhāparo yathā |
mṛṣistathā vijayate śrīrāmo rājasattamaḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Angikrita (angikrta, aṅgīkṛta, अङ्गीकृत): defined in 5 categories.
Titiksha (titiksa, titikṣa, तितिक्ष): defined in 6 categories.
Ish (is, iṣ, इष्): defined in 3 categories.
Gunin (guṇin, गुणिन्): defined in 9 categories.
Nishtha (nistha, niṣṭha, निष्ठ, niṣṭhā, निष्ठा): defined in 13 categories.
Apara (अपर): defined in 14 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 5 categories.
Vijaya (विजय): defined in 27 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Shrirama (srirama, śrīrāma, श्रीराम): defined in 9 categories.
Rajasa (rājasa, राजस): defined in 11 categories.
Tta (त्त): defined in 2 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pali, Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Vedanta (school of philosophy)

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: “aṅgīkṛtatitikṣaḥ seḍ guṇī niṣṭhāparo yathā
  • aṅgīkṛta -
  • aṅgīkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅgīkṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • titikṣaḥ -
  • titikṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • se -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    si (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present middle second single]
  • iḍ -
  • iṣ (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    iṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    iṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • guṇī -
  • guṇin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • niṣṭhā -
  • niṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    niṣṭhā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • aparo* -
  • apara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “mṛṣistathā vijayate śrīrāmo rājasattamaḥ
  • Cannot analyse mṛṣistathā*vi
  • vijaya -
  • vijaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vijaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • śrīrāmo* -
  • śrīrāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājasa -
  • rājasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ttam -
  • tta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 311 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.

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