Sanskrit quote nr. 4344 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आक्रोशन्नाह्वयन्नन्यान् आधावन् मण्डलं रुदन् ।
गाः कालयति दण्डेन डिम्भः सस्यावतारिणीः ॥ākrośannāhvayannanyān ādhāvan maṇḍalaṃ rudan |
gāḥ kālayati daṇḍena ḍimbhaḥ sasyāvatāriṇīḥ ||
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.
Ahu (āhū, आहू): defined in 4 categories.
Ahva (āhva, आह्व): defined in 1 categories.
Ayat (अयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Adhava (ādhāva, आधाव): defined in 4 categories.
Adhi (ādhi, आधि): defined in 12 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Mandala (maṇḍala, मण्डल): defined in 23 categories.
Rudat (रुदत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ga (ग, gā, गा): defined in 9 categories.
Go (गो): defined in 18 categories.
Kalayat (kālayat, कालयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Danda (daṇḍa, दण्ड): defined in 26 categories.
Dimbha (ḍimbha, डिम्भ): defined in 6 categories.
Tarini (tāriṇī, तारिणी): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Kannada, Hindi, Marathi, Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Tamil
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: “ākrośannāhvayannanyān ādhāvan maṇḍalaṃ rudan”
- ā -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- akrośann -
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√kruś (verb class 1)[imperfect active third plural]
- āhva -
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āhū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]āhva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āhva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ayann -
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ayat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- anyān -
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- ādhāva -
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ādhāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ādhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- an -
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ad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- maṇḍalam -
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maṇḍala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]maṇḍala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]maṇḍalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- rudan -
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√rud -> rudat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rud class 2 verb], [vocative single from √rud class 2 verb]
- Line 2: “gāḥ kālayati daṇḍena ḍimbhaḥ sasyāvatāriṇīḥ”
- gāḥ -
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ga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]go (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√gā (verb class 2)[injunctive active second single]√gā (verb class 3)[injunctive active second single]
- kālayati -
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√kal -> kālayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kal]√kal -> kālayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √kal]√kal (verb class 0)[present active third single]
- daṇḍena -
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daṇḍa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- ḍimbhaḥ -
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ḍimbha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sasyāva -
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√sas (verb class 2)[optative active first dual]
- tāriṇīḥ -
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tāriṇī (noun, feminine)[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 4344 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.