Sanskrit quote nr. 851 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अदेशस्थो हि रिपुणा स्वल्पकेनापि हन्यते ।
ग्राहोऽल्पीयानपि जले जलेन्द्रमपाइ कर्षति ॥adeśastho hi ripuṇā svalpakenāpi hanyate |
grāho'lpīyānapi jale jalendramapāi karṣati ||
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.
Adeshastha (adesastha, adeśastha, अदेशस्थ): defined in 2 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Ripu (रिपु): defined in 13 categories.
Svalpaka (स्वल्पक): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Graha (grāha, ग्राह): defined in 19 categories.
Alpiyas (alpīyas, अल्पीयस्): defined in 1 categories.
Jala (जल, jalā, जला): defined in 24 categories.
Jalendra (जलेन्द्र): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kannada, Pali, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Buddhism, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Biology (plants and animals), 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: “adeśastho hi ripuṇā svalpakenāpi hanyate”
- adeśastho* -
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adeśastha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- ripuṇā -
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ripu (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ripu (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- svalpakenā -
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svalpaka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]svalpaka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- hanyate -
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√han (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√han (verb class 2)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “grāho'lpīyānapi jale jalendramapāi karṣati”
- grāho' -
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grāha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- alpīyān -
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alpīyas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- jale -
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jala (noun, masculine)[locative single]jala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jalā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√jal (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- jalendram -
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jalendra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- apā -
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ap (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ai -
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- karṣati -
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√kṛṣ -> karṣat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṛṣ class 1 verb]√kṛṣ -> karṣat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √kṛṣ class 1 verb]√kṛṣ (verb class 1)[present 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 851 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.