Sanskrit quote nr. 3071 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्धोक्ते भयमागतोऽसि किमिदं कण्ठश्च किं गद्गदश् ।
चाटोरस्य न च क्षणोऽयमनुपक्षिप्तेयमास्तां कथा ॥ardhokte bhayamāgato'si kimidaṃ kaṇṭhaśca kiṃ gadgadaś |
cāṭorasya na ca kṣaṇo'yamanupakṣipteyamāstāṃ kathā ||
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.
Ardhokta (अर्धोक्त, ardhoktā, अर्धोक्ता): defined in 1 categories.
Ardhokti (अर्धोक्ति): defined in 2 categories.
Bhaya (भय): defined in 21 categories.
Agata (āgata, आगत): defined in 12 categories.
Asi (asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kantha (kaṇṭha, कण्ठ): defined in 20 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Catu (cāṭu, चाटु): defined in 8 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Rasya (रस्य): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Kshana (ksana, kṣaṇa, क्षण): defined in 13 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Pa (प): defined in 12 categories.
Kshipta (ksipta, kṣipta, क्षिप्त, kṣiptā, क्षिप्ता): defined in 10 categories.
Kshipti (ksipti, kṣipti, क्षिप्ति): defined in 3 categories.
Yama (yamā, यमा): defined in 27 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Katha (kathā, कथा): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Biology (plants and animals), Shilpashastra (iconography), India history, Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), 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: “ardhokte bhayamāgato'si kimidaṃ kaṇṭhaśca kiṃ gadgadaś”
- ardhokte -
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ardhokta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ardhokta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ardhoktā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ardhokti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- bhayam -
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bhaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- āgato' -
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āgata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kaṇṭhaś -
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kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse gadgadaś
- Line 2: “cāṭorasya na ca kṣaṇo'yamanupakṣipteyamāstāṃ kathā”
- cāṭor -
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cāṭu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]cāṭu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- rasya -
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rasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ras -> rasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ras]ra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ra (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√ras -> rasya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ras class 10 verb]√ras -> rasya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ras class 10 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣaṇo' -
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kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- anu -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- pa -
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pa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣipte -
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kṣipta (noun, masculine)[locative single]kṣipta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kṣiptā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṣipti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√kṣip -> kṣipta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṣip class 4 verb], [locative single from √kṣip class 6 verb]√kṣip -> kṣipta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kṣip class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣip class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣip class 4 verb], [locative single from √kṣip class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣip class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣip class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣip class 6 verb], [locative single from √kṣip class 6 verb]√kṣip -> kṣiptā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √kṣip class 4 verb], [vocative single from √kṣip class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣip class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣip class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣip class 6 verb], [vocative single from √kṣip class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣip class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣip class 6 verb]
- yamās -
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yamā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]yama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kathā -
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kathā (noun, feminine)[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 3071 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.