Sanskrit quote nr. 6303 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उग्रैः शापैरुपहतिभिया रक्षसा दूरमुक्ताः ।
दग्धुं योग्या हुतवहमपि त्वत्प्रियावर्णशुद्धाः ॥ugraiḥ śāpairupahatibhiyā rakṣasā dūramuktāḥ |
dagdhuṃ yogyā hutavahamapi tvatpriyāvarṇaśuddhāḥ ||
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.
Shapa (sapa, śāpa, शाप): defined in 11 categories.
Bhi (bhī, भी): defined in 4 categories.
Rakshasa (raksasa, rakṣasā, रक्षसा): defined in 18 categories.
Duram (dūram, दूरम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dura (dūra, दूर): defined in 13 categories.
Ukta (उक्त, uktā, उक्ता): defined in 10 categories.
Yogya (योग्य, yogyā, योग्या): defined in 10 categories.
Hutavaha (हुतवह): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Arna (arṇa, अर्ण): defined in 6 categories.
Shuddha (suddha, śuddha, शुद्ध, śuddhā, शुद्धा): defined in 23 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Pali, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), India history, Vastushastra (architecture), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “ugraiḥ śāpairupahatibhiyā rakṣasā dūramuktāḥ”
- ugraiḥ -
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ugra (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ugra (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- śāpair -
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śāpa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- upahati -
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upahati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- bhiyā* -
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bhiyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]bhī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- rakṣasā* -
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rakṣasā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dūram -
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dūram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dūra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dūra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dūrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- uktāḥ -
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ukta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]uktā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> uktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
- Line 2: “dagdhuṃ yogyā hutavahamapi tvatpriyāvarṇaśuddhāḥ”
- dagdhum -
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√dah -> dagdhum (infinitive)[infinitive from √dah]
- yogyā* -
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yogya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]yogyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√yuj -> yogya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]√yuj -> yogyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
- hutavaham -
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hutavaha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tvat -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[ablative single]
- priyāva -
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prī (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]prī (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]priya (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- arṇa -
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arṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]arṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śuddhāḥ -
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śuddha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śuddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śudh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śudh class 4 verb]√śudh -> śuddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śudh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śudh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śudh class 4 verb]
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 6303 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.