Sanskrit quote nr. 8054 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एवं बुद्धेः परं बुद्ध्वा संस्तभ्यात्मानमात्मना ।
जहि शत्रुं महाबाहो कामरूपं दुरासदम् ॥evaṃ buddheḥ paraṃ buddhvā saṃstabhyātmānamātmanā |
jahi śatruṃ mahābāho kāmarūpaṃ durāsadam ||
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.
Buddhi (बुद्धि): defined in 21 categories.
Param (परम्): defined in 7 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Samstabhya (saṃstabhya, संस्तभ्य): defined in 1 categories.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Shatru (satru, śatru, शत्रु): defined in 11 categories.
Mahabahu (mahābāhu, महाबाहु): defined in 5 categories.
Kamarupa (kāmarūpa, कामरूप): defined in 13 categories.
Durasada (durāsada, दुरासद): defined in 8 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, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shaiva philosophy, Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Buddhism, Hinduism, Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Kavya (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 buddheḥ paraṃ buddhvā saṃstabhyātmānamātmanā”
- 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]
- buddheḥ -
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buddhi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- buddhvā -
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√budh -> buddhvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √budh]√budh -> buddhvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √budh]
- saṃstabhyā -
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saṃstabhya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ātmānam -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ātmanā -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “jahi śatruṃ mahābāho kāmarūpaṃ durāsadam”
- jahi -
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√han (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- śatrum -
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śatru (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- mahābāho -
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mahābāhu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]mahābāhu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- kāmarūpam -
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kāmarūpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāmarūpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāmarūpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- durāsadam -
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durāsada (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]durāsada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]durāsadā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 8054 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.