Sanskrit quote nr. 6746 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

उदायुधो यावदहं तावदन्यैः किमायुधैः ।
यद्वा न सिद्धमस्त्रेण मम तत् केन सेत्स्यति ॥

udāyudho yāvadahaṃ tāvadanyaiḥ kimāyudhaiḥ |
yadvā na siddhamastreṇa mama tat kena setsyati ||

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.

Udayudha (udāyudha, उदायुध): defined in 2 categories.
Yavadaha (yāvadaha, यावदह): defined in 1 categories.
Tavat (tāvat, तावत्): defined in 2 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Ayudha (āyudha, आयुध): defined in 14 categories.
Yadva (yadvā, यद्वा): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Siddha (सिद्ध): defined in 23 categories.
Astra (अस्त्र): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 6 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Kena (केन): defined in 5 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy)

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: “udāyudho yāvadahaṃ tāvadanyaiḥ kimāyudhaiḥ
  • udāyudho* -
  • udāyudha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yāvadaham -
  • yāvadaha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tāvad -
  • tāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • anyaiḥ -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āyudhaiḥ -
  • āyudha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “yadvā na siddhamastreṇa mama tat kena setsyati
  • yadvā* -
  • yadvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • siddham -
  • siddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    siddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    siddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sidh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sidh class 1 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sidh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sidh class 1 verb]
  • astreṇa -
  • astra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kena -
  • kena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • setsyati -
  • sidh -> setsyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> setsyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> setsyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sidh class 1 verb]
    sidh -> setsyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √sidh class 1 verb]
    sidh (verb class 4)
    [future active third single]
    sidh (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]

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 6746 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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