Sanskrit quote nr. 625 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अतिसाहसिकं शूरा मन्त्रिणस्तं निरूपकम् ।
विनीतं गुरवो जज्ञुर् धूर्तमन्तःपुराङ्गनाः ॥

atisāhasikaṃ śūrā mantriṇastaṃ nirūpakam |
vinītaṃ guravo jajñur dhūrtamantaḥpurāṅganāḥ ||

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.

Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Sahasika (sāhasika, साहसिक): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tap (तप्): defined in 4 categories.
Nirupaka (nirūpaka, निरूपक): defined in 4 categories.
Vinita (vinīta, विनीत): defined in 10 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Dhurta (dhūrta, धूर्त): defined in 7 categories.
Antahpura (antaḥpura, अन्तःपुर): defined in 7 categories.
Angana (aṅganā, अङ्गना): defined in 14 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), Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Purana (epic history), Prakrit, Tamil, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)

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: “atisāhasikaṃ śūrā mantriṇastaṃ nirūpakam
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sāhasikam -
  • sāhasika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāhasika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śūrā* -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śūrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mantriṇas -
  • mantrin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mantrin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • nirūpakam -
  • nirūpaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nirūpaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nirūpakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “vinītaṃ guravo jajñur dhūrtamantaḥpurāṅganāḥ
  • vinītam -
  • vinīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vinīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vinītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • guravo* -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • jajñur -
  • jan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    jan (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    jan (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third plural]
    jñā (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • dhūrtam -
  • dhūrta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhūrta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhūrtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • antaḥpurā -
  • antaḥpura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aṅganāḥ -
  • aṅganā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

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 625 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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