Sanskrit quote nr. 7913 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतानि विंशतिपदान्य् आचरिष्यति यो नरः ।
स जेष्यति रिपून् सर्वान् कल्याणश्च भविष्यति ॥etāni viṃśatipadāny ācariṣyati yo naraḥ |
sa jeṣyati ripūn sarvān kalyāṇaśca bhaviṣyati ||
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.
Eta (एत): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Aca (āca, आच): defined in 4 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Ripu (रिपु): defined in 13 categories.
Kalyana (kalyāṇa, कल्याण): defined in 18 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Bhavishyat (bhavisyat, bhaviṣyat, भविष्यत्): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), India history, Tamil, Hindi, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “etāni viṃśatipadāny ācariṣyati yo naraḥ”
- etāni -
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eta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- Cannot analyse viṃśatipadāny*āc
- āca -
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āca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√ac (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- riṣyati -
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√riṣ -> riṣyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √riṣ class 4 verb]√riṣ -> riṣyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √riṣ class 4 verb]√riṣ (verb class 4)[present active third single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- naraḥ -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “sa jeṣyati ripūn sarvān kalyāṇaśca bhaviṣyati”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jeṣyati -
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√ji -> jeṣyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √ji class 1 verb], [locative single from √ji class 9 verb]√ji -> jeṣyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √ji class 1 verb], [locative single from √ji class 9 verb]√ji (verb class 1)[future active third single]√ji (verb class 9)[future active third single]
- ripūn -
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ripu (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- sarvān -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- kalyāṇaś -
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kalyāṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhaviṣyati -
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bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[future active third 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 7913 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.