Sanskrit quote nr. 5770 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इतः केकी नादैस् तुदति शतकोटिप्रतिभटैर् ।
इतः कामः कामं कठिनतरबाणैः प्रहरति ॥itaḥ kekī nādais tudati śatakoṭipratibhaṭair |
itaḥ kāmaḥ kāmaṃ kaṭhinatarabāṇaiḥ praharati ||
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.
Ita (इत): defined in 6 categories.
Kekin (केकिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Nada (nāda, नाद): defined in 18 categories.
Kama (kāma, काम): defined in 24 categories.
Kamam (kāmam, कामम्): defined in 6 categories.
Kathina (kaṭhina, कठिन): defined in 8 categories.
Tara (तर): defined in 27 categories.
Bana (bāṇa, बाण): defined in 22 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Harat (हरत्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Gitashastra (science of music), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “itaḥ kekī nādais tudati śatakoṭipratibhaṭair”
- itaḥ -
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itaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- kekī -
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kekin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nādais -
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nāda (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- tudati -
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√tud -> tudat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √tud class 6 verb]√tud -> tudat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √tud class 6 verb]√tud (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- Cannot analyse śatakoṭipratibhaṭair
- Line 2: “itaḥ kāmaḥ kāmaṃ kaṭhinatarabāṇaiḥ praharati”
- itaḥ -
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itaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- kāmaḥ -
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kāma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāmam -
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kāmam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kaṭhina -
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kaṭhina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kaṭhina (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tara -
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tara (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tṝ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bāṇaiḥ -
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bāṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]bāṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- harati -
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√hṛ -> harat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ -> harat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ (verb class 1)[present active third 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 5770 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.