Sanskrit quote nr. 4770 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आदौ रूपविनाशिनी कृशकरी कामाङ्कुरच्छेदिनी ।
पुत्रामित्रकलत्रभेदनकरी गर्वाङ्कुरच्छेदिनी ॥ādau rūpavināśinī kṛśakarī kāmāṅkuracchedinī |
putrāmitrakalatrabhedanakarī garvāṅkuracchedinī ||
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.
Adau (ādau, आदौ): defined in 3 categories.
Ada (āda, आद): defined in 9 categories.
Adi (ādi, आदि): defined in 14 categories.
Rupa (rūpa, रूप): defined in 25 categories.
Vinashin (vinasin, vināśin, विनाशिन्): defined in 7 categories.
Vinashini (vinasini, vināśinī, विनाशिनी): defined in 2 categories.
Krishaka (krsaka, kṛśaka, कृशक): defined in 4 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Sha (sa, śa, श): defined in 9 categories.
Shi (si, śi, शि): defined in 6 categories.
Da (dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Putra (putrā, पुत्रा): defined in 14 categories.
Mitraka (मित्रक): defined in 2 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Tri (tr, tṛ, तृ): defined in 10 categories.
Tra (त्र): defined in 4 categories.
Aka (अक): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Prakrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali
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: “ādau rūpavināśinī kṛśakarī kāmāṅkuracchedinī”
- ādau -
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ādau (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āda (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ādi (noun, masculine)[locative single]ādi (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- rūpa -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rūpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vināśinī -
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vināśinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]vināśin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kṛśaka -
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kṛśaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛśaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rī -
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rī (noun, feminine)[compound]
- kā -
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kā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- māṅ -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- kuracch -
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√kur -> kurat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kur class 6 verb], [vocative single from √kur class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kur class 6 verb]
- śe -
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śa (noun, masculine)[locative single]śa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- di -
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dī (noun, feminine)[adverb]dā (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- nī -
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nī (noun, masculine)[compound]nī (noun, feminine)[compound]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “putrāmitrakalatrabhedanakarī garvāṅkuracchedinī”
- putrā -
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putrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- mitraka -
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mitraka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- la -
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la (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tra -
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tṛ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- abhedan -
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√bhid (verb class 1)[imperfect active third plural]
- aka -
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aka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ak (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- rī -
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rī (noun, feminine)[compound]
- Cannot analyse garvāṅkuracchedinī
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 4770 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.