Sanskrit quote nr. 8774 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
करैर्वा प्रमितैर्ग्रामैर् वत्सरे प्रबलं रिपुम् ।
तोषयेत् तद्धि दानं स्याद् यथायोगेषु शत्रुषु ॥karairvā pramitairgrāmair vatsare prabalaṃ ripum |
toṣayet taddhi dānaṃ syād yathāyogeṣu śatruṣu ||
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.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Pramita (प्रमित): defined in 6 categories.
Grama (grāma, ग्राम): defined in 15 categories.
Vatsara (वत्सर): defined in 6 categories.
Prabalam (प्रबलम्): defined in 1 categories.
Prabala (प्रबल): defined in 10 categories.
Ripu (रिपु): defined in 13 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Dana (dāna, दान): defined in 23 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Ayoga (अयोग): defined in 8 categories.
Shatru (satru, śatru, शत्रु): defined in 12 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), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), Kavya (poetry), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Buddhism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “karairvā pramitairgrāmair vatsare prabalaṃ ripum”
- karair -
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kara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kara (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- pramitair -
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pramita (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]pramita (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- grāmair -
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grāma (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]grāma (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- vatsare -
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vatsara (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- prabalam -
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prabalam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]prabala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prabala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prabalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ripum -
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ripu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]ripu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “toṣayet taddhi dānaṃ syād yathāyogeṣu śatruṣu”
- toṣayet -
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√tuṣ (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- taddh -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- dānam -
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dāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- syād -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ayogeṣu -
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ayoga (noun, masculine)[locative plural]ayoga (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- śatruṣu -
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śatru (noun, masculine)[locative 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 8774 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.