Sanskrit quote nr. 8773 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
करे श्लाघ्यस् त्यागः शिरसि गुरुपादप्रणमता ।
मुखे सत्या वाणी विजयि भुजयोर्वीर्यमतुलम् ॥kare ślāghyas tyāgaḥ śirasi gurupādapraṇamatā |
mukhe satyā vāṇī vijayi bhujayorvīryamatulam ||
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.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Shlaghya (slaghya, ślāghya, श्लाघ्य): defined in 3 categories.
Tyaga (tyāga, त्याग): defined in 16 categories.
Shiras (siras, śiras, शिरस्): defined in 15 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Pada (pāda, पाद): defined in 28 categories.
Prana (praṇa, प्रण): defined in 16 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Satya (सत्य, satyā, सत्या): defined in 20 categories.
Vani (vāṇi, वाणि, vāṇī, वाणी): defined in 15 categories.
Vanin (vāṇin, वाणिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Vijayin (विजयिन्): defined in 5 categories.
Bhuja (भुज, bhujā, भुजा): defined in 10 categories.
Virya (vīrya, वीर्य): defined in 15 categories.
Atula (अतुल): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Gitashastra (science of music), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shilpashastra (iconography), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nepali, 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: “kare ślāghyas tyāgaḥ śirasi gurupādapraṇamatā”
- kare -
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kari (noun, masculine)[vocative single]kari (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kara (noun, masculine)[locative single]kara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- ślāghyas -
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ślāghya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√ślāgh -> ślāghya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √ślāgh class 1 verb]
- tyāgaḥ -
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tyāga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śirasi -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- guru -
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guru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]guru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pāda -
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pāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- praṇam -
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praṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]praṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]praṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tā -
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tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]tan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “mukhe satyā vāṇī vijayi bhujayorvīryamatulam”
- mukhe -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[locative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- satyā* -
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satī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]satya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]satyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]sati (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- vāṇī -
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vāṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]vāṇi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vāṇin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vijayi -
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vijayin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vijayin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhujayor -
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bhuja (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]bhujā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- vīryam -
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vīrya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vīryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vīr class 10 verb]√vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vīr class 10 verb], [accusative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
- atulam -
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atula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]atula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]atulā (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 8773 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.