Sanskrit quote nr. 4148 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहो दुर्जनसर्पस्य सर्पस्य महदन्तरम् ।
कर्णमन्यस्य दशति अन्यः प्राणैर्वियुज्यते ॥aho durjanasarpasya sarpasya mahadantaram |
karṇamanyasya daśati anyaḥ prāṇairviyujyate ||
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.
Durjana (दुर्जन): defined in 7 categories.
Sarpa (सर्प): defined in 18 categories.
Mahat (महत्): defined in 6 categories.
Antaram (अन्तरम्): defined in 2 categories.
Antara (अन्तर): defined in 17 categories.
Karna (karṇa, कर्ण): defined in 22 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Dashat (dasat, daśat, दशत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ani (anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Prana (prāṇa, प्राण): defined in 16 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Pali, Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nepali, Theravada (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: “aho durjanasarpasya sarpasya mahadantaram”
- aho* -
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ahan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ahar (noun, neuter)[adverb]√has (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]
- durjana -
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durjana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sarpasya -
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sarpa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]sarpa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- sarpasya -
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sarpa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]sarpa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- mahad -
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mahat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- antaram -
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antaram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]antara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]antara (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “karṇamanyasya daśati anyaḥ prāṇairviyujyate”
- karṇam -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- anyasya -
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anya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- daśati -
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daśati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]daśat (noun, feminine)[locative single]daśat (noun, masculine)[locative single]daśat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√daṃś (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- anyaḥ -
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anī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- prāṇair -
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prāṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]prāṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- yujyate -
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√yuj (verb class 7)[present passive third 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 4148 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.