Sanskrit quote nr. 7944 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एते कर्बुरितातपास् तत इतः संजायमानाम्बुद- ।
च्छेदैः संप्रति केतकीदलमिलद्दर्भातिथेयोदयाः ॥ete karburitātapās tata itaḥ saṃjāyamānāmbuda- |
cchedaiḥ saṃprati ketakīdalamiladdarbhātitheyodayāḥ ||
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.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Eti (एति): defined in 4 categories.
Karburi (karburī, कर्बुरी): defined in 1 categories.
Tata (tāta, तात): defined in 18 categories.
Pa (प): defined in 12 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Ita (इत): defined in 6 categories.
Sanja (sañja, सञ्ज): defined in 2 categories.
Mana (māna, मान, mānā, माना): defined in 24 categories.
Ambuda (अम्बुद): defined in 9 categories.
Ketaki (केतकि, ketakī, केतकी): defined in 11 categories.
Dala (दल): defined in 15 categories.
Darbha (दर्भ): defined in 9 categories.
Udaya (उदय): defined in 22 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Gitashastra (science of music), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Nepali, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “ete karburitātapās tata itaḥ saṃjāyamānāmbuda-”
- ete -
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eta (noun, masculine)[locative single]eta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- karburi -
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karburī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- tāta -
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tāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pās -
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pa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- tata* -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- itaḥ -
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itaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- sañjāya -
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sañja (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- mānā -
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māna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]māna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√man -> māna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> māna (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> mānā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]√mān (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ambuda -
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ambuda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “cchedaiḥ saṃprati ketakīdalamiladdarbhātitheyodayāḥ”
- Cannot analyse cchedaiḥ*sa
- samprati -
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samprati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- ketakī -
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ketakī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]ketaki (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dalam -
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dala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ilad -
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√il -> ilat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √il class 6 verb], [vocative single from √il class 6 verb], [accusative single from √il class 6 verb]
- darbhāt -
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darbha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ithe -
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√i (verb class 2)[present active second plural]
- iyo -
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ī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]ī (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√i (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]
- udayāḥ -
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udaya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative 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 7944 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.