Sanskrit quote nr. 7297 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ऊरुप्रकाण्डद्वितयेन तन्व्याः ।
करः पराजीयत वारणीयः ॥ūruprakāṇḍadvitayena tanvyāḥ |
karaḥ parājīyata vāraṇīyaḥ ||
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.
Prakanda (prakāṇḍa, प्रकाण्ड): defined in 4 categories.
Dvitaya (द्वितय): defined in 2 categories.
Tanvi (tanvī, तन्वी): defined in 7 categories.
Karas (करस्): defined in 2 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Para (पर, parā, परा): defined in 20 categories.
Varaniya (vāraṇīya, वारणीय): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali
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: “ūruprakāṇḍadvitayena tanvyāḥ”
- ūru -
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ūru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- prakāṇḍa -
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prakāṇḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prakāṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dvitayena -
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dvitaya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]dvitaya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tanvyāḥ -
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tanvī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “karaḥ parājīyata vāraṇīyaḥ”
- karaḥ -
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karas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- parā -
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para (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]para (noun, masculine)[vocative single]parā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]parā (Preverb)[Preverb]parā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- ajīyata -
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√jai (verb class 1)[imperfect passive third single]√ji (verb class 1)[imperfect passive third single]√ji (verb class 9)[imperfect passive third single]√jyā (verb class 4)[imperfect middle third single], [imperfect passive third single]√jyā (verb class 9)[imperfect passive third single]
- vāraṇīyaḥ -
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vāraṇīya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vṛ -> vāraṇīya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vṛ]
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 7297 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.