Sanskrit quote nr. 70 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अकाले गर्जिते देवे दुर्दिनं वाथवा भवेत् ।
पूर्वकाण्डहतं लक्ष्यम् अनध्यायं प्रचक्षते ॥akāle garjite deve durdinaṃ vāthavā bhavet |
pūrvakāṇḍahataṃ lakṣyam anadhyāyaṃ pracakṣate ||
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.
Akale (akāle, अकाले): defined in 1 categories.
Akala (akāla, अकाल, akālā, अकाला): defined in 14 categories.
Garjita (गर्जित, garjitā, गर्जिता): defined in 9 categories.
Deva (देव, devā, देवा): defined in 19 categories.
Durdina (दुर्दिन): defined in 5 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Purvaka (pūrvaka, पूर्वक): defined in 6 categories.
Anda (aṇḍa, अण्ड): defined in 13 categories.
Hata (हत): defined in 12 categories.
Lakshya (laksya, lakṣya, लक्ष्य): defined in 9 categories.
Anadhyaya (anadhyāya, अनध्याय): defined in 5 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “akāle garjite deve durdinaṃ vāthavā bhavet”
- akāle -
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akāle (indeclinable)[indeclinable]akāle (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]akāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]akāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]akālā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- garjite -
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garjita (noun, masculine)[locative single]garjita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]garjitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- deve -
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deva (noun, masculine)[locative single]deva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]devā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√div (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- durdinam -
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durdina (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]durdina (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]durdinā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vātha -
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√vā (verb class 2)[present active second plural]√vā (verb class 1)[present active second plural]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “pūrvakāṇḍahataṃ lakṣyam anadhyāyaṃ pracakṣate”
- pūrvakā -
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pūrvaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pūrvaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aṇḍa -
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aṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hatam -
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hata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √han class 1 verb], [accusative single from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hata (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [accusative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb], [accusative single from √han class 2 verb]√han (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- lakṣyam -
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lakṣya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lakṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lakṣyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
- anadhyāyam -
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anadhyāya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- cakṣate -
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√cakṣ (verb class 2)[present middle third plural]
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 70 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.