Sanskrit quote nr. 7774 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एणीदृशो विजयते वेणी पृष्ठावलम्बिनी ।
कशेव पञ्चबाणस्य युवतर्जनहेतवे ॥eṇīdṛśo vijayate veṇī pṛṣṭhāvalambinī |
kaśeva pañcabāṇasya yuvatarjanahetave ||
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.
Enidrish (enidrs, eṇīdṛś, एणीदृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Vijaya (विजय): defined in 27 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Veni (veṇi, वेणि, veṇī, वेणी): defined in 13 categories.
Venin (veṇin, वेणिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Prishtha (prstha, pṛṣṭha, पृष्ठ): defined in 13 categories.
Avalambin (अवलम्बिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Avalambini (avalambinī, अवलम्बिनी): defined in 1 categories.
Pancabana (pañcabāṇa, पञ्चबाण): defined in 5 categories.
Yuvat (युवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Yuvata (yuvatā, युवता): defined in 1 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Hetu (हेतु): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Buddhism, Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “eṇīdṛśo vijayate veṇī pṛṣṭhāvalambinī”
- eṇīdṛśo* -
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eṇīdṛś (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]eṇīdṛś (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- vijaya -
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vijaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vijaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- veṇī -
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veṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]veṇi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]veṇin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pṛṣṭhā -
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pṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- avalambinī -
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avalambinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]avalambin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “kaśeva pañcabāṇasya yuvatarjanahetave”
- kaśeva -
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√kaś (verb class 1)[optative active first dual]
- pañcabāṇasya -
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pañcabāṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- yuvatar -
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yuvat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yuvat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]yuvatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√yu -> yuvat (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √yu class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √yu class 6 verb]√yu -> yuvat (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √yu class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √yu class 6 verb]√yu (verb class 6)[imperative active second plural]
- ṛja -
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√ṛj (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hetave -
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hetu (noun, masculine)[dative 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 7774 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.