Sanskrit quote nr. 8053 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एवं बहूनपि रिपून् समरप्रवृत्तान् ।
द्वेषाकुलानगणितस्वपरस्वरूपान् ॥evaṃ bahūnapi ripūn samarapravṛttān |
dveṣākulānagaṇitasvaparasvarūpān ||
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.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Bahu (बहु): defined in 22 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ripu (रिपु): defined in 13 categories.
Samara (समर): defined in 11 categories.
Pravritta (pravrtta, pravṛtta, प्रवृत्त): defined in 9 categories.
Dvesha (dvesa, dveṣa, द्वेष): defined in 16 categories.
Akula (अकुल): defined in 8 categories.
Aganita (agaṇita, अगणित): defined in 4 categories.
Svap (स्वप्): defined in 1 categories.
Ara (अर): defined in 18 categories.
Svarupa (svarūpa, स्वरूप): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Buddhism, Nyaya (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Samkhya (school of 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: “evaṃ bahūnapi ripūn samarapravṛttān”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bahūn -
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bahu (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- ripūn -
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ripu (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- samara -
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samara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pravṛttān -
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pravṛtta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “dveṣākulānagaṇitasvaparasvarūpān”
- dveṣā -
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dveṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- akulān -
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akula (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- agaṇita -
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agaṇita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]agaṇita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- svap -
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svap (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]svap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ara -
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ara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ṛ (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√ṛ (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√ṛ (verb class 5)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- svarūpān -
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svarūpa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
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 8053 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.