Sanskrit quote nr. 1616 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्तरं कियदाख्यान्ति सन्तो रघुकिरातयोः ।
अन्तरं तावदाख्यान्ति सन्तो रघुकिरातयोः ॥antaraṃ kiyadākhyānti santo raghukirātayoḥ |
antaraṃ tāvadākhyānti santo raghukirātayoḥ ||
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.
Antaram (अन्तरम्): defined in 2 categories.
Antara (अन्तर): defined in 17 categories.
Kiyat (कियत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kiyad (कियद्): defined in 1 categories.
Akhya (ākhyā, आख्या): defined in 6 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Santa (सन्त): defined in 19 categories.
Raghu (रघु): defined in 6 categories.
Kirata (kirāta, किरात): defined in 18 categories.
Tavat (tāvat, तावत्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tamil, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Hindi, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
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: “antaraṃ kiyadākhyānti santo raghukirātayoḥ”
- antaram -
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antaram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]antara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]antara (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kiyad -
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kiyat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kiyad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]kiyat (noun, masculine)[compound]kiyat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ākhyā -
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ākhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- santo* -
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sat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]santa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sam -> santa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sam class 1 verb]
- raghu -
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raghu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]raghu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kirātayoḥ -
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kirāta (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- Line 2: “antaraṃ tāvadākhyānti santo raghukirātayoḥ”
- antaram -
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antaram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]antara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]antara (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tāvad -
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tāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tāvat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tāvat (noun, masculine)[compound]tāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ākhyā -
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ākhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- santo* -
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sat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]santa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sam -> santa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sam class 1 verb]
- raghu -
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raghu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]raghu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kirātayoḥ -
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kirāta (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
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 1616 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.