Sanskrit quote nr. 764 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अथर्वाम्नायतत्त्वज्ञस् तन्त्रज्ञः क्रतुकर्मठः धनुर्वेदस्य वेत्ता च पुरोधा राजसंमतः ।
atharvāmnāyatattvajñas tantrajñaḥ kratukarmaṭhaḥ dhanurvedasya vettā ca purodhā rājasaṃmataḥ |
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.
Atharva (अथर्व): defined in 4 categories.
Atharvan (अथर्वन्): defined in 2 categories.
Amnaya (āmnāya, आम्नाय): defined in 9 categories.
Tattvajna (tattvajña, तत्त्वज्ञ): defined in 3 categories.
Tantra (तन्त्र): defined in 16 categories.
Jna (jña, ज्ञ): defined in 6 categories.
Kratukarman (क्रतुकर्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Tha (ṭha, ठ): defined in 8 categories.
Dhanurveda (धनुर्वेद): defined in 8 categories.
Vettri (vettr, vettṛ, वेत्तृ): defined in 4 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Purodha (पुरोध, purodhā, पुरोधा): defined in 5 categories.
Purodhas (पुरोधस्): defined in 5 categories.
Rajasa (rājasa, राजस): defined in 11 categories.
Mata (मत): defined in 12 categories.
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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: “atharvāmnāyatattvajñas tantrajñaḥ kratukarmaṭhaḥ dhanurvedasya vettā ca purodhā rājasaṃmataḥ”
- atharvā -
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atharva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atharvan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]atharvan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- āmnāya -
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āmnāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tattvajñas -
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tattvajña (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tantra -
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tantra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jñaḥ -
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jña (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kratukarma -
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kratukarman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ṭhaḥ -
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ṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dhanurvedasya -
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dhanurveda (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- vettā -
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vettṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vid (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third single]√vid (verb class 6)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- purodhā* -
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purodha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]purodhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]purodhas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rājasaṃ -
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rājasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rājasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rājasā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mataḥ -
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mata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√man -> mata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
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 764 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.