Sanskrit quote nr. 5771 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इतः क्रोधो गृध्रः प्रकटयति पक्षं निजमितः ।
सृगाली तृष्णेयं विवृतवदना धावति पुरः ॥itaḥ krodho gṛdhraḥ prakaṭayati pakṣaṃ nijamitaḥ |
sṛgālī tṛṣṇeyaṃ vivṛtavadanā dhāvati puraḥ ||
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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.
Krodha (क्रोध): defined in 18 categories.
Gridhra (grdhra, gṛdhra, गृध्र): defined in 11 categories.
Prakata (prakaṭa, प्रकट): defined in 7 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Paksha (paksa, pakṣa, पक्ष): defined in 19 categories.
Nija (निज): defined in 10 categories.
Trishna (trsna, tṛṣṇā, तृष्णा): defined in 11 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Vivritavat (vivrtavat, vivṛtavat, विवृतवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Dhavat (dhāvat, धावत्): defined in 3 categories.
Purah (puraḥ, पुरः): defined in 3 categories.
Pur (पुर्): defined in 5 categories.
Pura (पुर): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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 krodho gṛdhraḥ prakaṭayati pakṣaṃ nijamitaḥ”
- 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]
- krodho* -
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krodha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gṛdhraḥ -
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gṛdhra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prakaṭa -
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prakaṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prakaṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yati -
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yati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- pakṣam -
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pakṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pakṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pakṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nijam -
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nija (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nija (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nijā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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]
- Line 2: “sṛgālī tṛṣṇeyaṃ vivṛtavadanā dhāvati puraḥ”
- sṛgālī -
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sṛgālī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- tṛṣṇe -
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tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- vivṛtavad -
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vivṛtavat (noun, masculine)[compound]vivṛtavat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- anā* -
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ana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- dhāvati -
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dhāvat (noun, masculine)[locative single]dhāvat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√dhāv (verb class 1)[present active third single]√dhāv (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- puraḥ -
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puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]puraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]pura (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 5771 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.