Sanskrit quote nr. 7173 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपायेन जयो यादृग् रिपोस् तादृङ् न हेतिभिः ।
उपायज्ञोऽल्पकायोऽपि न शूरैः परिभूयते ॥upāyena jayo yādṛg ripos tādṛṅ na hetibhiḥ |
upāyajño'lpakāyo'pi na śūraiḥ paribhūyate ||
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.
Upaya (upāya, उपाय): defined in 18 categories.
Jaya (जय): defined in 26 categories.
Ji (जि): defined in 6 categories.
Yadrish (yadrs, yādṛś, यादृश्): defined in 2 categories.
Rip (रिप्): defined in 3 categories.
Ripu (रिपु): defined in 13 categories.
Tadrik (tadrk, tādṛk, तादृक्): defined in 1 categories.
Tadrish (tadrs, tādṛś, तादृश्): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Heti (हेति): defined in 5 categories.
Upayajna (upāyajña, उपायज्ञ): defined in 1 categories.
Alpakaya (alpakāya, अल्पकाय): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Paribhu (paribhū, परिभू): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), 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: “upāyena jayo yādṛg ripos tādṛṅ na hetibhiḥ”
- upāyena -
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upāya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- jayo* -
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jaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ji (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ji (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- yādṛg -
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yādṛś (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yādṛś (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ripos -
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rip (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]ripu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]ripu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- tādṛṅ -
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tādṛk (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tādṛś (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tādṛś (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hetibhiḥ -
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heti (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]heti (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “upāyajño'lpakāyo'pi na śūraiḥ paribhūyate”
- upāyajño' -
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upāyajña (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- alpakāyo' -
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alpakāya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śūraiḥ -
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śūra (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]śūra (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- paribhū -
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paribhū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]paribhū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]paribhū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- ūyate -
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√ūy -> ūyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √ūy class 1 verb]√ūy -> ūyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √ūy class 1 verb]√u (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√u (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√u (verb class 5)[present passive third single]√ūy (verb class 1)[present middle third single]√vā (verb class 1)[present passive third 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 7173 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.