Sanskrit quote nr. 8840 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्णेन निर्जितोऽस्मीति चिन्तां चिन्तामणे त्यज ।
जिता देवद्रुमाः पञ्च न दुःखं पञ्चभिः सह ॥karṇena nirjito'smīti cintāṃ cintāmaṇe tyaja |
jitā devadrumāḥ pañca na duḥkhaṃ pañcabhiḥ saha ||
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.
Karna (karṇa, कर्ण): defined in 22 categories.
Nirjita (निर्जित): defined in 6 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Cinta (cintā, चिन्ता): defined in 14 categories.
Cintamani (cintāmaṇi, चिन्तामणि): defined in 19 categories.
Jita (जित, jitā, जिता): defined in 13 categories.
Deva (देव): defined in 19 categories.
Druma (द्रुम, drumā, द्रुमा): defined in 13 categories.
Panca (pañca, पञ्च): defined in 15 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Duhkham (duḥkham, दुःखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Duhkha (duḥkha, दुःख): defined in 17 categories.
Saha (सह): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy)
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: “karṇena nirjito'smīti cintāṃ cintāmaṇe tyaja”
- karṇena -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- nirjito' -
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nirjita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asmī -
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√as (verb class 2)[present active first single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- cintām -
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cintā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- cintāmaṇe -
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cintāmaṇi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]cintāmaṇi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- tyaja -
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√tyaj (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “jitā devadrumāḥ pañca na duḥkhaṃ pañcabhiḥ saha”
- jitā* -
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jita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√ji -> jita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ji class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √ji class 9 verb]√ji -> jitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ji class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √ji class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √ji class 9 verb]
- deva -
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deva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]deva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]devan (noun, masculine)[compound]√div (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- drumāḥ -
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druma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]drumā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pañca -
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pañca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pañca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pañc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- duḥkham -
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duḥkham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]duḥkha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duḥkha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duḥkhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse pañcabhiḥ*sa
- saha -
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saha (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]saha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sah (verb class 1)[imperative active second 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 8840 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.