Sanskrit quote nr. 7958 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एते ते गिरिकूटसंघटशिलासंघट्टशीर्णाम्भसः ।
प्रेङ्खच्चामरचारुसीकरकणस्मेरा दरीनिर्झराः ॥ete te girikūṭasaṃghaṭaśilāsaṃghaṭṭaśīrṇāmbhasaḥ |
preṅkhaccāmaracārusīkarakaṇasmerā darīnirjharāḥ ||
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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.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Girikuta (girikūṭa, गिरिकूट): defined in 3 categories.
Shila (sila, śila, शिल, śilā, शिला): defined in 23 categories.
Shirna (sirna, śīrṇā, शीर्णा): defined in 7 categories.
Bha (भ): defined in 14 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Camara (cāmara, चामर): defined in 19 categories.
Caru (cāru, चारु): defined in 15 categories.
Karaka (करक): defined in 20 categories.
Na (ṇa, ण): defined in 12 categories.
Smera (स्मेर, smerā, स्मेरा): defined in 4 categories.
Dari (दरि): defined in 11 categories.
Jhara (झर, jharā, झरा): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Nepali, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jain philosophy
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 te girikūṭasaṃghaṭaśilāsaṃghaṭṭaśīrṇāmbhasaḥ”
- 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]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- girikūṭa -
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girikūṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṅghaṭa -
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saṅghaṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saṅghaṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śilā -
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śila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śilā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√śil (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- asaṅghaṭṭa -
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asaṅghaṭṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śīrṇām -
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śīrṇā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√śṝ -> śīrṇā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √śṝ class 9 verb]
- bha -
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bha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saḥ -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “preṅkhaccāmaracārusīkarakaṇasmerā darīnirjharāḥ”
- pre -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iṅkhac -
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√iṅkh -> iṅkhat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √iṅkh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √iṅkh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √iṅkh class 1 verb]
- cāmara -
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cāmara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cāmara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cāru -
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cāru (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cāru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sī -
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si (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- karaka -
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karaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]karaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṇa -
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ṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- smerā* -
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smera (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]smerā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- darīn -
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dari (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ir -
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i (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jharāḥ -
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jhara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jharā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 7958 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.