Sanskrit quote nr. 4340 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आक्रामन्तु तमेव चूतमपि च क्रोशन्तु रेफोत्तरं ।
डिम्भोऽस्माकमपीति वाभिदधतां काका वराकाः स्वयम् ॥ākrāmantu tameva cūtamapi ca krośantu rephottaraṃ |
ḍimbho'smākamapīti vābhidadhatāṃ kākā varākāḥ svayam ||
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.
Tama (तम, tamā, तमा): defined in 13 categories.
Tami (तमि): defined in 3 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Cuta (cūta, चूत): defined in 11 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Repha (रेफ, rephā, रेफा): defined in 9 categories.
Uttaram (उत्तरम्): defined in 3 categories.
Uttara (उत्तर): defined in 26 categories.
Dimbha (ḍimbha, डिम्भ): defined in 6 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Abhidadhat (अभिदधत्): defined in 1 categories.
Kaka (kāka, काक, kākā, काका): defined in 18 categories.
Varaka (varāka, वराक): defined in 9 categories.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Hinduism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jain philosophy, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Gitashastra (science of music), Yoga (school of philosophy)
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: “ākrāmantu tameva cūtamapi ca krośantu rephottaraṃ”
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- krāmantu -
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√kram (verb class 1)[imperative active third plural]
- tame -
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tama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]tama (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tami (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- cūtam -
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cūta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- krośantu -
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√kruś (verb class 1)[imperative active third plural]
- repho -
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repha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]repha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]rephā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√raph (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- uttaram -
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uttaram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uttara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uttara (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “ḍimbho'smākamapīti vābhidadhatāṃ kākā varākāḥ svayam”
- ḍimbho' -
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ḍimbha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asmākam -
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asmāka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asmāka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmākā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive plural]
- apīti -
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apīti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- abhidadhatām -
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abhidadhat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]abhidadhat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]abhidadhatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kākā* -
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kāka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kākā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- varākāḥ -
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varāka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 4340 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.