Sanskrit quote nr. 5417 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आशाः खर्वय गर्वयातिमुखरानुन्नादिनो बर्हिणः ।
सर्वांस्त्रासय गर्जितैः कलगिरो हंसान् समुत्सारय ॥āśāḥ kharvaya garvayātimukharānunnādino barhiṇaḥ |
sarvāṃstrāsaya garjitaiḥ kalagiro haṃsān samutsāraya ||
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.
Asha (asa, āśā, आशा, āśa, आश): defined in 17 categories.
Ashas (asas, āśas, आशस्): defined in 1 categories.
Kharu (खरु): defined in 3 categories.
Kharva (खर्व): defined in 6 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Ati (āti, आति): defined in 9 categories.
Ukha (उख): defined in 4 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Rat (rāt, रात्): defined in 7 categories.
Ina (इन): defined in 9 categories.
Barhin (बर्हिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Garjita (गर्जित): defined in 9 categories.
Kala (कल): defined in 33 categories.
Gir (गिर्): defined in 5 categories.
Gira (गिर): defined in 10 categories.
Hamsa (haṃsa, हंस): defined in 26 categories.
Samud (समुद्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Shilpashastra (iconography), Tamil, Hinduism, Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “āśāḥ kharvaya garvayātimukharānunnādino barhiṇaḥ”
- āśāḥ -
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āśā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]āśas (noun, feminine)[nominative single]āśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- kharva -
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kharu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kharu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kharu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kharva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kharva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kharv (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aya -
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aya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]e (noun, masculine)[compound]
- garvayā -
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√garv (verb class 10)[imperative active second single]
- ātim -
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āti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ukha -
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ukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- rān -
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ra (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√rā -> rāt (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √rā class 2 verb]
- unnād -
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unna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]unna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√und -> unna (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √und class 6 verb], [ablative single from √und class 7 verb]√und -> unna (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √und class 6 verb], [ablative single from √und class 7 verb]
- ino* -
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ina (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- barhiṇaḥ -
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barhiṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]barhin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]barhin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “sarvāṃstrāsaya garjitaiḥ kalagiro haṃsān samutsāraya”
- sarvāṃs -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- trāsaya -
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√tras (verb class 0)[imperative active second single]
- garjitaiḥ -
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garjita (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]garjita (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- kala -
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kala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- giro* -
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gir (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gir (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gir (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]gira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- haṃsān -
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haṃsa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- samut -
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samud (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]samud (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sāraya -
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√sṛ (verb class 0)[imperative active second 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 5417 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.