Sanskrit quote nr. 633 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतीव कर्कशाः स्तब्धा हिंस्रजन्तुभिरावृताः ।
दुरासदाश्च विषमा ईश्वराः पर्वता इव ॥atīva karkaśāḥ stabdhā hiṃsrajantubhirāvṛtāḥ |
durāsadāśca viṣamā īśvarāḥ parvatā iva ||
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.
Ativa (atīva, अतीव): defined in 6 categories.
Karkasha (karkasa, karkaśa, कर्कश, karkaśā, कर्कशा): defined in 11 categories.
Stabdha (स्तब्ध, stabdhā, स्तब्धा): defined in 10 categories.
Himsrajantu (hiṃsrajantu, हिंस्रजन्तु): defined in 2 categories.
Avrita (avrta, āvṛta, आवृत, āvṛtā, आवृता): defined in 7 categories.
Durasada (durāsada, दुरासद, durāsadā, दुरासदा): defined in 8 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Vishama (visama, viṣama, विषम, viṣamā, विषमा): defined in 13 categories.
Ishvara (isvara, īśvara, ईश्वर, īśvarā, ईश्वरा): defined in 22 categories.
Parvata (पर्वत, parvatā, पर्वता): defined in 16 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vastushastra (architecture), Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Buddhism
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: “atīva karkaśāḥ stabdhā hiṃsrajantubhirāvṛtāḥ”
- atīva -
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atīva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atīva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- karkaśāḥ -
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karkaśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]karkaśā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- stabdhā* -
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stabdha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]stabdhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√stabh -> stabdha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √stabh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √stabh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √stabh class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √stabh class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √stabh class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √stabh class 9 verb]√stabh -> stabdhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √stabh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √stabh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √stabh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √stabh class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √stabh class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √stabh class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √stabh class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √stabh class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √stabh class 9 verb]√stambh -> stabdha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √stambh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √stambh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √stambh class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √stambh class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √stambh class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √stambh class 9 verb]√stambh -> stabdhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √stambh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √stambh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √stambh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √stambh class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √stambh class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √stambh class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √stambh class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √stambh class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √stambh class 9 verb]
- hiṃsrajantubhir -
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hiṃsrajantu (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- āvṛtāḥ -
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āvṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]āvṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “durāsadāśca viṣamā īśvarāḥ parvatā iva”
- durāsadāś -
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durāsada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]durāsadā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viṣamā* -
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viṣama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]viṣamā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- īśvarāḥ -
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īśvara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]īśvarā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- parvatā* -
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parvata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]parvatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 633 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.