Sanskrit quote nr. 5226 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आरूढो वासयष्टिं गृहवलभितले दुष्टमार्जारकेण ।
क्रूरास्यं ग्रस्यमानः सकृदपि शनकैर्यद् विचुक्रोश कीरः ॥ārūḍho vāsayaṣṭiṃ gṛhavalabhitale duṣṭamārjārakeṇa |
krūrāsyaṃ grasyamānaḥ sakṛdapi śanakairyad vicukrośa kīraḥ ||
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.
Arudha (ārūḍha, आरूढ): defined in 10 categories.
Vasayashti (vasayasti, vāsayaṣṭi, वासयष्टि): defined in 2 categories.
Tala (तल, talā, तला): defined in 25 categories.
Dushta (dusta, duṣṭa, दुष्ट): defined in 16 categories.
Araka (अरक): defined in 6 categories.
Krura (krūra, क्रूर, krūrā, क्रूरा): defined in 13 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Kira (kīra, कीर): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Buddhist philosophy, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Kavya (poetry)
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: “ārūḍho vāsayaṣṭiṃ gṛhavalabhitale duṣṭamārjārakeṇa”
- ārūḍho* -
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ārūḍha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vāsayaṣṭim -
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vāsayaṣṭi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- gṛha -
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gṛha (noun, masculine)[compound]
- valabhi -
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valabhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- tale -
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tala (noun, masculine)[locative single]tala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]talā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√tal (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- duṣṭam -
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duṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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]
- arjā -
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√ṛj (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- arakeṇa -
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araka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “krūrāsyaṃ grasyamānaḥ sakṛdapi śanakairyad vicukrośa kīraḥ”
- krūrā -
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krūra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]krūra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]krūrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asyam -
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√sā (verb class 4)[imperfect active first single]
- grasyamānaḥ -
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√gras -> grasyamāna (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √gras class 1 verb]
- sakṛd -
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sakṛt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sakṛt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]sakṛt (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]sakṛt (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- śanakair -
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śanakaiḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]śanaka (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- 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]
- cukrośa -
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√kruś (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- kīraḥ -
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kīra (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 5226 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.