Sanskrit quote nr. 3107 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अलक्तको यथा रक्तो नरः कामी तथैव च ।
हृतसारस्तथा सोऽपि पादमूले निपात्यते ॥alaktako yathā rakto naraḥ kāmī tathaiva ca |
hṛtasārastathā so'pi pādamūle nipātyate ||
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.
Alaktaka (अलक्तक): defined in 6 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Raktri (raktr, raktṛ, रक्तृ): defined in 1 categories.
Rakta (रक्त): defined in 19 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Kami (kāmi, कामि): defined in 10 categories.
Kamin (kāmin, कामिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Hritasara (hrtasara, hṛtasāra, हृतसार): defined in 1 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Padamula (pādamūla, पादमूल): defined in 4 categories.
Nipatya (nipātya, निपात्य): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Marathi, Nepali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “alaktako yathā rakto naraḥ kāmī tathaiva ca”
- alaktako* -
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alaktaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- rakto* -
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raktṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]rakta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rag class 1 verb]√raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √raj class 4 verb]√rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
- naraḥ -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- kāmī -
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kāmi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kāmi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kāmin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tathai -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “hṛtasārastathā so'pi pādamūle nipātyate”
- hṛtasāras -
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hṛtasāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- so' -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]so (noun, feminine)[compound]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- pādamūle -
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pādamūla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- nipātya -
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nipātya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nipātya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nipātya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive 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 3107 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.