Sanskrit quote nr. 4111 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहिरिपुपतिकान्तातातसंबद्धकान्ता- ।
हरतनयनिहन्तृप्राणदातृध्वजस्य ॥ahiripupatikāntātātasaṃbaddhakāntā- |
haratanayanihantṛprāṇadātṛdhvajasya ||
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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.
Pat (पत्): defined in 3 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त, kāntā, कान्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Sambaddha (सम्बद्ध): defined in 7 categories.
Nayani (nayanī, नयनी): defined in 1 categories.
Hantri (hantr, hantṛ, हन्तृ): defined in 3 categories.
Pranadatri (pranadatr, prāṇadātṛ, प्राणदातृ): defined in 1 categories.
Dhvaja (ध्वज): defined in 19 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Kannada, Yoga (school of philosophy), India history, Buddhism, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), 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: “ahiripupatikāntātātasaṃbaddhakāntā-”
- ahiripu -
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ahiripu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- pati -
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pati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]pati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pat (noun, masculine)[locative single]pat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kāntāt -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]kānta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- āta -
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√at (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- sambaddha -
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sambaddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sambaddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāntā -
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kāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “haratanayanihantṛprāṇadātṛdhvajasya”
- harata -
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√hṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural]
- nayani -
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nayanī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- hantṛ -
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hantṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]hantṛ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- prāṇadātṛ -
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prāṇadātṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]prāṇadātṛ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dhvajasya -
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dhvaja (noun, masculine)[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 4111 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.