Sanskrit quote nr. 7819 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एतदेव परं शौर्यं यत् परप्राणरक्षणम् ।
नहि प्राणहरः शूरः शूरः प्राणप्रदोऽर्थिनाम् ॥

etadeva paraṃ śauryaṃ yat paraprāṇarakṣaṇam |
nahi prāṇaharaḥ śūraḥ śūraḥ prāṇaprado'rthinām ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Param (परम्): defined in 6 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 19 categories.
Shaurya (saurya, śaurya, शौर्य): defined in 8 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Pranarakshana (pranaraksana, prāṇarakṣaṇa, प्राणरक्षण): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Pranahara (prāṇahara, प्राणहर): defined in 4 categories.
Pranaprada (prāṇaprada, प्राणप्रद): defined in 1 categories.
Arthin (अर्थिन्): defined in 9 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Kannada, Hindi, Tamil, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), 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: “etadeva paraṃ śauryaṃ yat paraprāṇarakṣaṇam
  • etade -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    etadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śauryam -
  • śaurya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • para -
  • para (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • prāṇarakṣaṇam -
  • prāṇarakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “nahi prāṇaharaḥ śūraḥ śūraḥ prāṇaprado'rthinām
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • prāṇaharaḥ -
  • prāṇahara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śūraḥ -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śūraḥ -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prāṇaprado' -
  • prāṇaprada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • arthinām -
  • arthin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    arthin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 7819 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.

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