Sanskrit quote nr. 4004 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्यारिप्रकरः शरश्च नृपतेः संख्ये पतन्तावुभौ ।
सीत्कारं च न संमुखौ रचयतः कम्पं च न प्राप्नुतः ॥asyāriprakaraḥ śaraśca nṛpateḥ saṃkhye patantāvubhau |
sītkāraṃ ca na saṃmukhau racayataḥ kampaṃ ca na prāpnutaḥ ||
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.
Asi (असि, asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Aripra (अरिप्र): defined in 1 categories.
Karas (करस्): defined in 2 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Nripati (nrpati, nṛpati, नृपति): defined in 7 categories.
Patat (पतत्): defined in 5 categories.
Ubha (उभ): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Kampa (कम्प): defined in 17 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hindi, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography)
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: “asyāriprakaraḥ śaraśca nṛpateḥ saṃkhye patantāvubhau”
- asyā -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]asi (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]asī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- aripra -
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aripra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aripra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- karaḥ -
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karas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śaraś -
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śaras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śara (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]
- nṛpateḥ -
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nṛpati (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- saṅkhye -
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saṅkhya (noun, masculine)[locative single]saṅkhya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- patantāvu -
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patat (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√pat -> patat (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pat class 1 verb]
- ubhau -
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ubha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “sītkāraṃ ca na saṃmukhau racayataḥ kampaṃ ca na prāpnutaḥ”
- Cannot analyse sītkāram*ca
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mukhau -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- racayataḥ -
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√rac -> racayat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √rac class 10 verb], [ablative single from √rac class 10 verb], [genitive single from √rac class 10 verb]√rac -> racayat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √rac class 10 verb], [genitive single from √rac class 10 verb]√rac (verb class 10)[present active third dual]
- kampam -
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kampa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prā -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]prā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- āpnutaḥ -
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√āp (verb class 5)[present active third 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 4004 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.