Sanskrit quote nr. 7055 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपजप्यानुपजपेद् बुध्येतैव च तत्कृतम् ।
युक्ते च दैवे युध्येत जयप्रेप्सुरपेतभीः ॥upajapyānupajaped budhyetaiva ca tatkṛtam |
yukte ca daive yudhyeta jayaprepsurapetabhīḥ ||
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.
Upajapya (उपजप्य): defined in 2 categories.
Upa (उप): defined in 8 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Yukta (युक्त, yuktā, युक्ता): defined in 14 categories.
Yukti (युक्ति): defined in 15 categories.
Daiva (दैव): defined in 11 categories.
Jaya (जय): defined in 26 categories.
Prepsu (प्रेप्सु): defined in 2 categories.
Apetabhi (apetabhī, अपेतभी): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Nepali, Buddhism, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “upajapyānupajaped budhyetaiva ca tatkṛtam”
- upajapyān -
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upajapya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- upa -
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upa (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]upa (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]upa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (Preverb)[Preverb]
- japed -
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√jap (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- budhyetai -
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√budh (verb class 1)[optative passive third single]√budh (verb class 4)[optative middle third single], [optative passive third single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kṛtam -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- Line 2: “yukte ca daive yudhyeta jayaprepsurapetabhīḥ”
- yukte -
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yukta (noun, masculine)[locative single]yukta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]yuktā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yukti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √yuj class 7 verb]√yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative dual from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative dual from √yuj class 7 verb], [locative single from √yuj class 7 verb]√yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative dual from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative dual from √yuj class 7 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- daive -
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daiva (noun, masculine)[locative single]daiva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- yudhyeta -
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√yudh (verb class 1)[optative passive third single]√yudh (verb class 4)[optative middle third single], [optative passive third single]
- jaya -
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jaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ji (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- prepsur -
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prepsu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]prepsu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apetabhīḥ -
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apetabhī (noun, masculine)[nominative single]apetabhī (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 7055 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.