Sanskrit quote nr. 7436 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकः स एव तेजस्वी सैहिकेयः सुरद्विषाम् ।
शिरोमात्रावशेषेण जीयन्ते येन शत्रवः ॥ekaḥ sa eva tejasvī saihikeyaḥ suradviṣām |
śiromātrāvaśeṣeṇa jīyante yena śatravaḥ ||
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.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Tejasvin (तेजस्विन्): defined in 1 categories.
Aihika (ऐहिक, aihikā, ऐहिका): defined in 4 categories.
Suradvish (suradvis, suradviṣ, सुरद्विष्): defined in 2 categories.
Shiromatravashesha (siromatravasesa, śiromātrāvaśeṣa, शिरोमात्रावशेष): defined in 1 categories.
Yena (येन): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Shatru (satru, śatru, शत्रु): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), India history, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tamil, Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “ekaḥ sa eva tejasvī saihikeyaḥ suradviṣām”
- ekaḥ -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sa* -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tejasvī -
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tejasvin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sai -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aihike -
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aihika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]aihika (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]aihikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iyaḥ -
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ī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]ī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- suradviṣām -
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suradviṣ (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “śiromātrāvaśeṣeṇa jīyante yena śatravaḥ”
- śiromātrāvaśeṣeṇa -
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śiromātrāvaśeṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]śiromātrāvaśeṣa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- jīyante -
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√jai (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]√ji (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]√ji (verb class 9)[present passive third plural]√jyā (verb class 4)[present middle third plural], [present passive third plural]√jyā (verb class 9)[present passive third plural]
- yena -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- śatravaḥ -
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śatru (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 7436 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.