Sanskrit quote nr. 8015 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एभिर्जितैर्जितं सर्वं सरुतेन महात्मना ।
स्मृत्वा विवर्जयेदेतान् षड्दोषांश्च महीपतिः ॥ebhirjitairjitaṃ sarvaṃ sarutena mahātmanā |
smṛtvā vivarjayedetān ṣaḍdoṣāṃśca mahīpatiḥ ||
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.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Jita (जित): defined in 13 categories.
Jit (जित्): defined in 3 categories.
Sarvam (सर्वम्): defined in 1 categories.
Saru (सरु): defined in 6 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tena (तेन): defined in 7 categories.
Mahatman (mahātman, महात्मन्): defined in 10 categories.
Viva (विव, vivā, विवा): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Shash (sas, ṣaṣ, षष्): defined in 10 categories.
Dosha (dosa, doṣa, दोष): defined in 21 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Mahipati (mahīpati, महीपति): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Prakrit, Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nepali, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “ebhirjitairjitaṃ sarvaṃ sarutena mahātmanā”
- ebhir -
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e (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]idam (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental plural]idam (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- jitair -
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jita (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]jita (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√ji -> jita (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √ji class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √ji class 9 verb]√ji -> jita (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √ji class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √ji class 9 verb]
- jitam -
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jita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]jit (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√ji -> jita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ji class 9 verb]√ji -> jita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ji class 9 verb], [accusative single from √ji class 9 verb]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- saru -
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saru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]saru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]saru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- mahātmanā -
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mahātman (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]mahātman (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]mahātmanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “smṛtvā vivarjayedetān ṣaḍdoṣāṃśca mahīpatiḥ”
- smṛtvā -
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√smṛ -> smṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √smṛ]
- vivar -
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viva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vivā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ṛja -
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√ṛj (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- detā -
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√dī (verb class 3)[periphrastic-future active third single]√dī (verb class 4)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- an -
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- ṣaḍ -
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ṣaṭ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- doṣāṃś -
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doṣa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mahīpatiḥ -
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mahīpati (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 8015 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.