Sanskrit quote nr. 6893 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्यात्येव सुहृत्कुलं प्रतिबलं यात्येव नीचैस्तराम् ।
आयान्त्येव यशःश्रियः प्रतिदिशं यान्त्येव सत्कीर्तयः ॥udyātyeva suhṛtkulaṃ pratibalaṃ yātyeva nīcaistarām |
āyāntyeva yaśaḥśriyaḥ pratidiśaṃ yāntyeva satkīrtayaḥ ||
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.
Udya (उद्य): defined in 4 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्, yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Suhrid (suhrd, suhṛd, सुहृद्): defined in 6 categories.
Kula (कुल): defined in 22 categories.
Pratibala (प्रतिबल): defined in 4 categories.
Yatya (yātya, यात्य, yātyā, यात्या): defined in 2 categories.
Nicaistaram (nīcaistarām, नीचैस्तराम्): defined in 1 categories.
Aya (āya, आय): defined in 14 categories.
Tyad (त्यद्): defined in 1 categories.
Sya (स्य, syā, स्या): defined in 3 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Yashas (yasas, yaśas, यशस्): defined in 6 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Pratidisham (pratidisam, pratidiśam, प्रतिदिशम्): defined in 1 categories.
Satkirti (satkīrti, सत्कीर्ति): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Prakrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), 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: “udyātyeva suhṛtkulaṃ pratibalaṃ yātyeva nīcaistarām”
- udyāt -
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udya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]udya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√vad -> udya (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> udya (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √vad class 1 verb]
- ye -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- suhṛt -
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suhṛd (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]suhṛd (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- kulam -
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kula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kulā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pratibalam -
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pratibala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pratibala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pratibalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yātye -
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yātya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]√yat -> yātya (participle, masculine)[compound from √yat]√yat -> yātya (participle, neuter)[compound from √yat]√yat -> yātya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yat]√yat -> yātya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √yat class 1 verb], [locative single from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yat], [locative single from √yat]√yat -> yātya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yat class 1 verb], [locative single from √yat class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yat], [vocative single from √yat], [vocative dual from √yat], [accusative dual from √yat], [locative single from √yat]√yat -> yātyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √yat class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yat class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yat], [nominative dual from √yat], [vocative single from √yat], [vocative dual from √yat], [accusative dual from √yat]√yat (verb class 0)[present passive first single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nīcaistarām -
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nīcaistarām (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “āyāntyeva yaśaḥśriyaḥ pratidiśaṃ yāntyeva satkīrtayaḥ”
- āyān -
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āya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tye -
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tyad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]syā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- va -
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va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yaśaḥ -
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yaśas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yaśas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yaśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śriyaḥ -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]śrī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- pratidiśam -
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pratidiśam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yān -
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yat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yāt (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]ya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative plural]yā (pronoun, feminine)[accusative single]
- tye -
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tyad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]syā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- va -
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va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- satkīrtayaḥ -
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satkīrti (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]satkīrti (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 6893 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.