Sanskrit quote nr. 7183 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपेक्षितः क्षीणबलोऽपि शत्रुः ।
प्रमाददोषात् पुरुषैर्मदान्धैः ॥upekṣitaḥ kṣīṇabalo'pi śatruḥ |
pramādadoṣāt puruṣairmadāndhaiḥ ||
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.
Upekshita (upeksita, upekṣita, उपेक्षित): defined in 5 categories.
Kshina (ksina, kṣīṇa, क्षीण): defined in 9 categories.
Bala (बल): defined in 30 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Shatru (satru, śatru, शत्रु): defined in 11 categories.
Pramada (pramāda, प्रमाद): defined in 16 categories.
Dosha (dosa, doṣa, दोष): defined in 21 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Madandha (madāndha, मदान्ध): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Buddhism, Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jain philosophy, Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Samkhya (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: “upekṣitaḥ kṣīṇabalo'pi śatruḥ”
- upekṣitaḥ -
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upekṣita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṣīṇa -
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kṣīṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣīṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]√kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]
- balo' -
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bala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- śatruḥ -
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śatru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “pramādadoṣāt puruṣairmadāndhaiḥ”
- pramāda -
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pramāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- doṣāt -
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doṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- puruṣair -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- madāndhaiḥ -
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madāndha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]madāndha (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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 7183 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.