Sanskrit quote nr. 1015 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्रोहे समयं कृत्वा चिच्छेद नमुचेः शिरः ।
शक्रः सा हि मता तस्य रिपौ वृत्तिः सनातनी ॥adrohe samayaṃ kṛtvā ciccheda namuceḥ śiraḥ |
śakraḥ sā hi matā tasya ripau vṛttiḥ sanātanī ||
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.
Adroha (अद्रोह): defined in 2 categories.
Samaya (समय): defined in 18 categories.
Kritva (krtva, kṛtvā, कृत्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Kritvan (krtvan, kṛtvan, कृत्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Namuci (नमुचि): defined in 7 categories.
Shiras (siras, śiras, शिरस्): defined in 15 categories.
Shakra (sakra, śakra, शक्र): defined in 17 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Mata (matā, मता): defined in 12 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Rip (रिप्): defined in 3 categories.
Ripu (रिपु): defined in 13 categories.
Vritti (vrtti, vṛtti, वृत्ति): defined in 14 categories.
Sanatani (sanātanī, सनातनी): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Nepali, Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “adrohe samayaṃ kṛtvā ciccheda namuceḥ śiraḥ”
- adrohe -
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adroha (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- samayam -
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samaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ciccheda -
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√chid (verb class 7)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√chid (verb class 9)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- namuceḥ -
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namuci (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- śiraḥ -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “śakraḥ sā hi matā tasya ripau vṛttiḥ sanātanī”
- śakraḥ -
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śakra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sā* -
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so (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- matā -
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matā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√man -> matā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- ripau -
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rip (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ripu (noun, masculine)[locative single]ripu (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- vṛttiḥ -
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vṛtti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sanātanī -
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sanātanī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative 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 1015 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.