Sanskrit quote nr. 6300 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उग्ररूपं कुचद्वन्द्वं हारग गाधरं तव ।
चन्द्रचूडं करिष्यामि कुरु तावद् दिगम्बरम् ॥ugrarūpaṃ kucadvandvaṃ hāraga gādharaṃ tava |
candracūḍaṃ kariṣyāmi kuru tāvad digambaram ||
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.
Ugra (उग्र): defined in 19 categories.
Rupa (rūpa, रूप): defined in 25 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Andu (अन्दु, andū, अन्दू): defined in 6 categories.
Hara (hāra, हार): defined in 18 categories.
Ga (ग): defined in 9 categories.
Gadha (gādha, गाध): defined in 10 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Candracuda (candracūḍa, चन्द्रचूड): defined in 2 categories.
Tavat (tāvat, तावत्): defined in 2 categories.
Digambara (दिगम्बर): defined in 11 categories.
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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: “ugrarūpaṃ kucadvandvaṃ hāraga gādharaṃ tava”
- ugra -
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ugra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ugra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rūpam -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rūpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rūpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kucad -
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√kuc -> kucat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kuc class 6 verb], [vocative single from √kuc class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kuc class 6 verb]
- va -
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u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- andva -
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andu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]andū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- hāra -
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hāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ga -
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ga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gādha -
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gādha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gādha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√gādh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ram -
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ra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- Line 2: “candracūḍaṃ kariṣyāmi kuru tāvad digambaram”
- candracūḍam -
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candracūḍa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- kariṣyāmi -
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√kṛ (verb class 1)[future active first single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[future active first single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[future active first single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[future active first single]√kṛ (verb class 3)[future active first single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[future active first single]√kṝ (verb class 5)[future active first single]√kṝ (verb class 9)[future active first single]
- kuru -
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kuru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kuru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperative active second single]
- tāvad -
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tāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tāvat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tāvat (noun, masculine)[compound]tāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- digambaram -
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digambara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]digambara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]digambarā (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 6300 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.