Sanskrit quote nr. 560 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतिदर्पे हता लङ्का अतिमाने च कौरवाः ।
अतिदाने बलिर्बद्धः सर्वमत्यन्तगर्हितम् ॥atidarpe hatā laṅkā atimāne ca kauravāḥ |
atidāne balirbaddhaḥ sarvamatyantagarhitam ||
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.
Atidarpa (अतिदर्प, atidarpā, अतिदर्पा): defined in 1 categories.
Hata (हत, hatā, हता): defined in 12 categories.
Lanka (laṅka, लङ्क, laṅkā, लङ्का): defined in 13 categories.
Atimana (atimāna, अतिमान): defined in 8 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Kaurava (कौरव): defined in 11 categories.
Atidana (atidāna, अतिदान): defined in 2 categories.
Bali (बलि): defined in 22 categories.
Baddha (बद्ध): defined in 15 categories.
Sarvam (सर्वम्): defined in 1 categories.
Atyanta (अत्यन्त): defined in 9 categories.
Garhitam (गर्हितम्): defined in 1 categories.
Garhita (गर्हित): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Prakrit, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Shaiva philosophy, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain 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: “atidarpe hatā laṅkā atimāne ca kauravāḥ”
- atidarpe -
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atidarpa (noun, masculine)[locative single]atidarpa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]atidarpā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- hatā* -
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hata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]hatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hatā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]
- laṅkā* -
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laṅka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]laṅkā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- atimāne -
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atimāna (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kauravāḥ -
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kaurava (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “atidāne balirbaddhaḥ sarvamatyantagarhitam”
- atidāne -
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atidāna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- balir -
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bali (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- baddhaḥ -
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baddha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- atyanta -
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atyanta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atyanta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- garhitam -
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garhitam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]garhita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]garhita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]garhitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 560 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.