Sanskrit quote nr. 2890 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्काः केचन केचिदक्षतरवः केचिद्दलक्ष्मारुहाः ।
निम्बाः केचन केचिदत्र विपिने क्रूराः करीरद्रुमाः ॥arkāḥ kecana kecidakṣataravaḥ keciddalakṣmāruhāḥ |
nimbāḥ kecana kecidatra vipine krūrāḥ karīradrumāḥ ||
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.
Arka (अर्क): defined in 22 categories.
Ka (क, kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Cana (चन): defined in 8 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Akshata (aksata, akṣata, अक्षत): defined in 14 categories.
Rava (रव): defined in 13 categories.
Ru (रु): defined in 8 categories.
Dala (दल): defined in 15 categories.
Kshmaruh (ksmaruh, kṣmāruh, क्ष्मारुह्): defined in 1 categories.
Nimba (निम्ब): defined in 19 categories.
Atra (अत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Vipina (विपिन): defined in 7 categories.
Krura (krūra, क्रूर, krūrā, क्रूरा): defined in 13 categories.
Karira (karīra, करीर): defined in 9 categories.
Druma (द्रुम, drumā, द्रुमा): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Pali, Tamil, Prakrit, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Kavya (poetry), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “arkāḥ kecana kecidakṣataravaḥ keciddalakṣmāruhāḥ”
- arkāḥ -
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arka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ke -
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ka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]ka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- cana -
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cana (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√can (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ke -
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ka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]ka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- akṣata -
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akṣata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akṣata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√akṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural]
- ravaḥ -
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rava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ru (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ke -
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ka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]ka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dala -
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dala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kṣmāruhā -
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kṣmāruh (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- aḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “nimbāḥ kecana kecidatra vipine krūrāḥ karīradrumāḥ”
- nimbāḥ -
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nimba (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ke -
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ka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]ka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- cana -
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cana (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√can (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ke -
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ka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]ka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vipine -
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vipina (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- krūrāḥ -
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krūra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]krūrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- karīra -
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karīra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]karīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- drumāḥ -
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druma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]drumā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 2890 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.