Sanskrit quote nr. 1624 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्तर्गाढं चिह्नहीनं विशालं मध्ये स्थूलं स्थूलधारातितीक्ष्णम् ।
रक्षोवक्षश्छेदनार्थं महान्तं कृत्वा खङ्गं देवराजोतिहृष्टः ॥antargāḍhaṃ cihnahīnaṃ viśālaṃ madhye sthūlaṃ sthūladhārātitīkṣṇam |
rakṣovakṣaśchedanārthaṃ mahāntaṃ kṛtvā khaṅgaṃ devarājotihṛṣṭaḥ ||
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.
Antar (अन्तर्): defined in 5 categories.
Gadham (gāḍham, गाढम्): defined in 2 categories.
Gadha (gāḍha, गाढ): defined in 10 categories.
Cihna (चिह्न): defined in 11 categories.
Hina (hīna, हीन): defined in 14 categories.
Vishalam (visalam, viśālam, विशालम्): defined in 3 categories.
Vishala (visala, viśāla, विशाल): defined in 22 categories.
Madhye (मध्ये): defined in 2 categories.
Madhya (मध्य, madhyā, मध्या): defined in 23 categories.
Sthula (sthūla, स्थूल): defined in 15 categories.
Dhara (dhāra, धार, dhārā, धारा): defined in 18 categories.
Atitikshna (atitiksna, atitīkṣṇa, अतितीक्ष्ण): defined in 1 categories.
Raksha (raksa, rakṣa, रक्ष): defined in 12 categories.
Rakshas (raksas, rakṣas, रक्षस्): defined in 6 categories.
Vakshas (vaksas, vakṣas, वक्षस्): defined in 6 categories.
Chedana (छेदन, chedanā, छेदना): defined in 14 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Mahat (महत्): defined in 6 categories.
Mahanta (mahānta, महान्त): defined in 8 categories.
Kritva (krtva, kṛtvā, कृत्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Kritvan (krtvan, kṛtvan, कृत्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Kham (खम्): defined in 3 categories.
Khanj (khañj, खञ्ज्): defined in 1 categories.
Ga (ग): defined in 9 categories.
Devaraj (devarāj, देवराज्): defined in 2 categories.
Devaraja (devarāja, देवराज): defined in 9 categories.
Devarajan (devarājan, देवराजन्): defined in 1 categories.
Hrishta (hrsta, hṛṣṭa, हृष्ट): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hindi, Nepali, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (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: “antargāḍhaṃ cihnahīnaṃ viśālaṃ madhye sthūlaṃ sthūladhārātitīkṣṇam”
- antar -
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antar (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]antar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- gāḍham -
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gāḍham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]gāḍha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gāḍha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gāḍhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cihna -
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cihna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hīnam -
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hīna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hīna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hīnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√hā -> hīna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √hā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hā class 3 verb]√hā -> hīna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √hā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √hā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √hā class 3 verb]
- viśālam -
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viśālam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]viśāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viśāla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viśālā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- madhye -
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madhye (indeclinable)[indeclinable]madhya (noun, masculine)[locative single]madhya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]madhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sthūlam -
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sthūla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sthūla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sthūlā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sthūla -
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sthūla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sthūla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhārā -
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dhāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dhārā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- atitīkṣṇam -
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atitīkṣṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]atitīkṣṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]atitīkṣṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “rakṣovakṣaśchedanārthaṃ mahāntaṃ kṛtvā khaṅgaṃ devarājotihṛṣṭaḥ”
- rakṣo -
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rakṣas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rakṣas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]rakṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vakṣaś -
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vakṣas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vakṣas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- chedanā -
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chedana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]chedana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]chedanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mahāntam -
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mahat (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mahānta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mahānta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mahāntā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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]
- khaṅ -
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kham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]khañj (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]khañj (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- gam -
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ga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- devarājo -
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devarāja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]devarājan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]devarāj (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- ūti -
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ūti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ūti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- hṛṣṭaḥ -
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hṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√hṛṣ -> hṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]
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 1624 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.