Sanskrit quote nr. 7986 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एते वारिकणान् किरन्ति पुरुषान् वर्षन्ति नाम्भोधराः ।
शैलाः शाद्वलमुद्वमन्ति न वमन्त्येते पुनर्नायकान् ॥ete vārikaṇān kiranti puruṣān varṣanti nāmbhodharāḥ |
śailāḥ śādvalamudvamanti na vamantyete punarnāyakān ||
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.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Vari (vāri, वारि, vārī, वारी): defined in 18 categories.
Kana (kaṇa, कण): defined in 17 categories.
Kirat (किरत्): defined in 2 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Varshat (varsat, varṣat, वर्षत्): defined in 3 categories.
Varshanti (varsanti, varṣantī, वर्षन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Na (nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Bha (भ, bhā, भा): defined in 14 categories.
Bhu (भु): defined in 16 categories.
Dhara (धर, dharā, धरा): defined in 18 categories.
Shaila (saila, śaila, शैल, śailā, शैला): defined in 13 categories.
Shadvala (sadvala, śādvala, शाद्वल): defined in 4 categories.
Mu (mū, मू): defined in 4 categories.
Dva (द्व): defined in 2 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Vamanti (vamantī, वमन्ती): defined in 2 categories.
Punar (पुनर्): defined in 4 categories.
Nayaka (nāyaka, नायक): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Hindi, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Nepali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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 vārikaṇān kiranti puruṣān varṣanti nāmbhodharāḥ”
- 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]
- vāri -
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vāri (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vāri (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vārī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vār (noun, masculine)[locative single]vār (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kaṇān -
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kaṇa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- kiranti -
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kirat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- puruṣān -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- varṣanti -
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varṣat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vṛṣ -> varṣat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]√vṛṣ -> varṣantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]√vṛṣ (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- nām -
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nā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- bho -
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bha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]bhā (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bhu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]bhu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- dharāḥ -
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dhara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dharā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “śailāḥ śādvalamudvamanti na vamantyete punarnāyakān”
- śailāḥ -
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śaila (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śailā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śādvala -
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śādvala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śādvala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mu -
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mu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]mū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]mū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]mū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dvam -
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dva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vamantye -
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√vam -> vamat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vam class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vam class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vam class 1 verb]√vam -> vamantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vam class 1 verb]√vam (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- 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]
- punar -
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punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nāyakān -
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nāyaka (noun, masculine)[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 7986 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.