Sanskrit quote nr. 644 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतो निजबलोन्मानं चापं स्याच्छुभकारकम् ।
देवानामुत्तमं चापं ततो न्यूनं च मानवम् ॥ato nijabalonmānaṃ cāpaṃ syācchubhakārakam |
devānāmuttamaṃ cāpaṃ tato nyūnaṃ ca mānavam ||
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.
Atah (ataḥ, अतः): defined in 1 categories.
Nija (निज): defined in 10 categories.
Bala (बल, balā, बला): defined in 30 categories.
Unmana (unmāna, उन्मान): defined in 8 categories.
Capa (cāpa, चाप): defined in 13 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Araka (अरक): defined in 6 categories.
Deva (देव, devā, देवा): defined in 19 categories.
Uttamam (उत्तमम्): defined in 3 categories.
Uttama (उत्तम): defined in 21 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Nyunam (nyūnam, न्यूनम्): defined in 1 categories.
Nyuna (nyūna, न्यून): defined in 10 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Manava (mānava, मानव): defined in 14 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: “ato nijabalonmānaṃ cāpaṃ syācchubhakārakam”
- ato* -
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ataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nija -
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nija (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nija (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- balo -
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bala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]balā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√bal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- unmānam -
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unmāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]unmāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cāpam -
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cāpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cāpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- syācch -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- śubhakā -
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śubhaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- arakam -
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araka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “devānāmuttamaṃ cāpaṃ tato nyūnaṃ ca mānavam”
- devānām -
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deva (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]deva (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]devā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- uttamam -
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uttamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uttama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uttama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uttamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cāpam -
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cāpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cāpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tato* -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- nyūnam -
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nyūnam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nyūna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nyūna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nyūnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mānavam -
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mānava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mānava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 644 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.