Sanskrit quote nr. 9191 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कस् ते शौर्यमदो योद्धुं त्वय्येकं सप्तिमास्थिते ।
सप्तसप्तिसमारुढा भवन्ति परिपन्थिनः ॥kas te śauryamado yoddhuṃ tvayyekaṃ saptimāsthite |
saptasaptisamāruḍhā bhavanti paripanthinaḥ ||
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.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Shaurya (saurya, śaurya, शौर्य): defined in 8 categories.
Ada (अद): defined in 9 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Sapti (सप्ति): defined in 2 categories.
Asthita (āsthita, आस्थित, āsthitā, आस्थिता): defined in 6 categories.
Saptasapti (सप्तसप्ति): defined in 3 categories.
Saptasaptin (सप्तसप्तिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Sama (सम, samā, समा): defined in 28 categories.
Dha (ḍha, ढ, ḍhā, ढा): defined in 8 categories.
Bhavanti (bhavantī, भवन्ती): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Paripanthin (परिपन्थिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Prakrit, Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali
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: “kas te śauryamado yoddhuṃ tvayyekaṃ saptimāsthite”
- kas -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- śauryam -
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śaurya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ado* -
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ada (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ad (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]ad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]√dṝ (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
- yoddhum -
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√yudh -> yoddhum (infinitive)[infinitive from √yudh]√yudh -> yoddhum (infinitive)[infinitive from √yudh]
- tvayye -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[locative single]
- ekam -
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eka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]eka (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- saptim -
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sapti (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- āsthite -
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āsthita (noun, masculine)[locative single]āsthita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]āsthitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “saptasaptisamāruḍhā bhavanti paripanthinaḥ”
- saptasapti -
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saptasapti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]saptasapti (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]saptasapti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]saptasaptin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]saptasaptin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- samā -
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sama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]samā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sam (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aru -
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aru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- ḍhā* -
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ḍha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ḍhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhavanti -
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bhavanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhavantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- paripanthinaḥ -
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paripanthin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]paripanthin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive 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 9191 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.