Sanskrit quote nr. 4323 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आकौमारं समरजयिना कुर्वतोर्वीमवीराम् ।
एतेनामी कथमिव दिशामीशितारो विमुक्ताः ॥ākaumāraṃ samarajayinā kurvatorvīmavīrām |
etenāmī kathamiva diśāmīśitāro vimuktāḥ ||
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.
Auma (औम, aumā, औमा): defined in 1 categories.
Aram (अरम्): defined in 5 categories.
Ara (अर): defined in 18 categories.
Samara (समर): defined in 11 categories.
Jayin (जयिन्): defined in 8 categories.
Kurvat (कुर्वत्): defined in 4 categories.
Urvi (urvī, उर्वी): defined in 6 categories.
Avira (avīrā, अवीरा): defined in 2 categories.
Eta (एत): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Amin (अमिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Ishitri (isitr, īśitṛ, ईशितृ): defined in 3 categories.
Vimukta (विमुक्त, vimuktā, विमुक्ता): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “ākaumāraṃ samarajayinā kurvatorvīmavīrām”
- ākau -
-
√ak (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- aumā -
-
auma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]auma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]aumā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√u (verb class 2)[imperfect active first plural]
- aram -
-
aram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]arā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- samara -
-
samara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- jayinā -
-
jayin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]jayin (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kurvato -
-
kurvat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kurvat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kurvatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- urvīm -
-
urvī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- avīrām -
-
avīrā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “etenāmī kathamiva diśāmīśitāro vimuktāḥ”
- etenā -
-
eta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]eta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]etad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- amī -
-
amin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- katham -
-
katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- iva -
-
iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- diśāmī -
-
√diś (verb class 6)[present active first single]
- īśitāro* -
-
īśitṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√īś (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third plural]
- vimuktāḥ -
-
vimukta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vimuktā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 4323 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.