Sanskrit quote nr. 330 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अङ्गेन केनापि विजेतुमस्या गवेष्यते किं चलपत्रपत्रं ।
न चेद्विशेषादितरच्छदेभ्यस् तस्यास्तु कम्पस्तु कुतो भयेन ॥aṅgena kenāpi vijetumasyā gaveṣyate kiṃ calapatrapatraṃ |
na cedviśeṣāditaracchadebhyas tasyāstu kampastu kuto bhayena ||
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.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Kena (केन): defined in 5 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Cala (चल): defined in 21 categories.
Pat (पत्): defined in 3 categories.
Rapat (रपत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ced (चेद्): defined in 1 categories.
Visheshat (visesat, viśeṣāt, विशेषात्): defined in 1 categories.
Vishesha (visesa, viśeṣa, विशेष): defined in 25 categories.
Itara (इतर): defined in 9 categories.
Shada (sada, śada, शद): defined in 14 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Kampa (कम्प): defined in 17 categories.
Kutah (kutaḥ, कुतः): defined in 1 categories.
Kuta (कुत): defined in 19 categories.
Bhaya (भय): defined in 21 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: “aṅgena kenāpi vijetumasyā gaveṣyate kiṃ calapatrapatraṃ”
- aṅgena -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]aṅga (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kenā -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vijet -
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√vij (verb class 6)[optative active third single]
- umasyā -
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- gaveṣyate -
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√gaveṣ (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√gaveṣ (verb class 10)[present passive third single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- cala -
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cala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√cal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- pat -
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pat (noun, masculine)[compound]pad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- rapat -
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√rap -> rapat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rap class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rap class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rap class 1 verb]
- ram -
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ra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “na cedviśeṣāditaracchadebhyas tasyāstu kampastu kuto bhayena”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ced -
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ced (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ced (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- viśeṣād -
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viśeṣāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]viśeṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]viśeṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- itaracch -
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itara (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- śadebhyas -
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śada (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- tasyās -
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sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- kampas -
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kampa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- kuto* -
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kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kutaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kuta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhayena -
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bhaya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhaya (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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 330 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.