Sanskrit quote nr. 6662 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्साहप्रभुशक्तिभ्यां मन्त्रशक्त्या च भारत ।
उपपन्नो नृपो यायाद् विपरीतमतोऽन्यथा ॥utsāhaprabhuśaktibhyāṃ mantraśaktyā ca bhārata |
upapanno nṛpo yāyād viparītamato'nyathā ||
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.
Utsaha (utsāha, उत्साह): defined in 15 categories.
Prabhu (प्रभु): defined in 12 categories.
Shakti (sakti, śakti, शक्ति): defined in 23 categories.
Shaktin (saktin, śaktin, शक्तिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Mantrashakti (mantrasakti, mantraśakti, मन्त्रशक्ति): defined in 5 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Bharata (bhārata, भारत): defined in 20 categories.
Upapanna (उपपन्न): defined in 7 categories.
Nripa (nrpa, nṛpa, नृप): defined in 13 categories.
Viparita (viparīta, विपरीत): defined in 14 categories.
Atah (ataḥ, अतः): defined in 1 categories.
Anyatha (anyathā, अन्यथा): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shaiva philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Buddhism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “utsāhaprabhuśaktibhyāṃ mantraśaktyā ca bhārata”
- utsāha -
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utsāha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- prabhu -
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prabhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]prabhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prabhu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- śaktibhyām -
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śakti (noun, feminine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]śakti (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]śaktin (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]śaktin (noun, neuter)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- mantraśaktyā -
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mantraśakti (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhārata -
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bhārata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhārata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “upapanno nṛpo yāyād viparītamato'nyathā”
- upapanno* -
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upapanna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nṛpo* -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yāyād -
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√yā (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- viparītam -
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viparīta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viparīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viparītā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ato' -
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ataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- anyathā -
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anyathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 6662 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.