Sanskrit quote nr. 536 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतिक्लेशे मनःस्थैर्यं क्रमेण सहनं तथा ।
जयलाभाय हेतू द्वौ सैन्यानामधिकौ विदुः ॥atikleśe manaḥsthairyaṃ krameṇa sahanaṃ tathā |
jayalābhāya hetū dvau sainyānāmadhikau viduḥ ||
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.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Klesha (klesa, kleśa, क्लेश): defined in 10 categories.
Manahsthairya (manaḥsthairya, मनःस्थैर्य): defined in 2 categories.
Kramena (krameṇa, क्रमेण): defined in 2 categories.
Krama (क्रम): defined in 14 categories.
Sahana (सहन): defined in 8 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Jaya (जय): defined in 26 categories.
Labha (lābha, लाभ): defined in 14 categories.
Hetu (हेतु): defined in 21 categories.
Dva (द्व): defined in 2 categories.
Adhika (अधिक): defined in 11 categories.
Vidu (विदु): defined in 3 categories.
Vidus (विदुस्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jainism, Prakrit, Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “atikleśe manaḥsthairyaṃ krameṇa sahanaṃ tathā”
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- kleśe -
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kleśa (noun, masculine)[locative single]√kleś (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- manaḥsthairyam -
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manaḥsthairya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- krameṇa -
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krameṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]krama (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- sahanam -
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sahana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sahana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sahanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “jayalābhāya hetū dvau sainyānāmadhikau viduḥ”
- jaya -
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jaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ji (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- lābhāya -
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lābha (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- hetū -
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hetu (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dvau -
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dva (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sainyānām -
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sainya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sainya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sainyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- adhikau -
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adhika (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- viduḥ -
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vidus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vidus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vidu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vidu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vid (verb class 2)[perfect active third plural]
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 536 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.