Sanskrit quote nr. 5785 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इतरेतरयन्त्रितोरुयुग्मं ।
कठिनोरुस्तनपीडिताभिरामम् ॥itaretarayantritoruyugmaṃ |
kaṭhinorustanapīḍitābhirāmam ||
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.
Itaretara (इतरेतर): defined in 4 categories.
Yantrita (यन्त्रित, yantritā, यन्त्रिता): defined in 4 categories.
Uru (उरु): defined in 16 categories.
Yugma (युग्म): defined in 10 categories.
Kathina (kaṭhina, कठिन, kaṭhinā, कठिना): defined in 8 categories.
Tana (तन): defined in 16 categories.
Pidita (pīḍitā, पीडिता): defined in 11 categories.
Ama (āma, आम): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “itaretarayantritoruyugmaṃ”
- itaretara -
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itaretara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]itaretara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yantrito -
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yantrita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yantrita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]yantritā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√yantr -> yantrita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √yantr class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yantr class 10 verb]√yantr -> yantrita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √yantr class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yantr class 10 verb]√yantr -> yantritā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √yantr class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yantr class 10 verb]√yantr (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- uru -
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uru (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]uru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yugmam -
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yugma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yugma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yugmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]yugman (noun, masculine)[adverb]yugman (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- Line 2: “kaṭhinorustanapīḍitābhirāmam”
- kaṭhino -
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kaṭhina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kaṭhina (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kaṭhinā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- urus -
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uru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tana -
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tana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- pīḍitābhir -
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pīḍitā (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]√pīḍ -> pīḍitā (participle, feminine)[instrumental plural from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
- āmam -
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āma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āmā (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 5785 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.