Sanskrit quote nr. 8206 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

ऐश्वर्यमदमत्तांश्च मत्तान् मद्यमदेन च ।
अप्रमत्ताः शठाः शूरा विक्रान्ताः पर्युपासते ॥

aiśvaryamadamattāṃśca mattān madyamadena ca |
apramattāḥ śaṭhāḥ śūrā vikrāntāḥ paryupāsate ||

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.

Aishvarya (aisvarya, aiśvarya, ऐश्वर्य): defined in 12 categories.
Ada (अद): defined in 9 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Atta (attā, अत्ता): defined in 10 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Matta (मत्त): defined in 19 categories.
Madya (मद्य): defined in 13 categories.
Apramatta (अप्रमत्त, apramattā, अप्रमत्ता): defined in 4 categories.
Shatha (satha, śaṭha, शठ, śaṭhā, शठा): defined in 10 categories.
Vikranta (vikrānta, विक्रान्त, vikrāntā, विक्रान्ता): defined in 9 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kannada, Pali, India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), 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: “aiśvaryamadamattāṃśca mattān madyamadena ca
  • aiśvaryam -
  • aiśvarya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • adam -
  • ada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ad (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • attā -
  • attṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    attā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ad (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural], [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • āṃś -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mattān -
  • matta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    matta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    mad -> matta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √mad class 1 verb], [ablative single from √mad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √mad class 3 verb], [ablative single from √mad class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √mad class 4 verb], [ablative single from √mad class 4 verb]
    mad -> matta (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √mad class 1 verb], [ablative single from √mad class 3 verb], [ablative single from √mad class 4 verb]
  • madyam -
  • madya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mad -> madya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √mad]
    mad -> madya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √mad]
    mad -> madyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √mad]
    mad -> madya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mad]
    mad -> madya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mad], [accusative single from √mad]
  • adena -
  • ada (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ada (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “apramattāḥ śaṭhāḥ śūrā vikrāntāḥ paryupāsate
  • apramattāḥ -
  • apramatta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    apramattā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śaṭhāḥ -
  • śaṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śaṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śūrā* -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śūrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vikrāntāḥ -
  • vikrānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vikrāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • paryupā -
  • paryupa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āsate -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [present middle third 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 8206 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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