Sanskrit quote nr. 6882 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्यमः साहसं धैर्यं बलं बुधिः पराक्रमः ।
षडेते यस्य तिष्ठन्ति तस्य देवोऽपि श कितः ॥udyamaḥ sāhasaṃ dhairyaṃ balaṃ budhiḥ parākramaḥ |
ṣaḍete yasya tiṣṭhanti tasya devo'pi śa kitaḥ ||
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.
Udyama (उद्यम): defined in 8 categories.
Sahasa (sāhasa, साहस): defined in 13 categories.
Dhairya (धैर्य): defined in 8 categories.
Bala (बल): defined in 30 categories.
Parakrama (parākrama, पराक्रम): defined in 11 categories.
Shash (sas, ṣaṣ, षष्): defined in 10 categories.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Eti (एति): defined in 4 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Tishthat (tisthat, tiṣṭhat, तिष्ठत्): defined in 3 categories.
Tishthanti (tisthanti, tiṣṭhantī, तिष्ठन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Deva (देव): defined in 19 categories.
Devri (devr, devṛ, देवृ): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Sha (sa, śa, श): defined in 9 categories.
Kita (कित): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaisheshika (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: “udyamaḥ sāhasaṃ dhairyaṃ balaṃ budhiḥ parākramaḥ”
- udyamaḥ -
-
udyama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sāhasam -
-
sāhasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāhasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sāhasā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dhairyam -
-
dhairya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- balam -
-
bala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]balā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse budhiḥ*pa
- parākramaḥ -
-
parākrama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ṣaḍete yasya tiṣṭhanti tasya devo'pi śa kitaḥ”
- ṣaḍ -
-
ṣaṭ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ete -
-
eta (noun, masculine)[locative single]eta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- yasya -
-
yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- tiṣṭhanti -
-
√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> tiṣṭhantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- tasya -
-
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- devo' -
-
deva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]devṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- api -
-
api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- śa -
-
śa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kitaḥ -
-
kita (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 6882 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.