Sanskrit quote nr. 8183 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आरभन्तेऽल्पमेवाज्ञाः कामं व्यग्रा भवन्ति च ।
महारम्भाः कृतधियस् तिष्ठन्ति च निराकुलाः ॥ārabhante'lpamevājñāḥ kāmaṃ vyagrā bhavanti ca |
mahārambhāḥ kṛtadhiyas tiṣṭhanti ca nirākulāḥ ||
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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.
Alpam (अल्पम्): defined in 2 categories.
Alpa (अल्प): defined in 11 categories.
Eva (एव, evā, एवा): defined in 6 categories.
Ajna (ajña, अज्ञ, ajñā, अज्ञा): defined in 12 categories.
Kamam (kāmam, कामम्): defined in 6 categories.
Kama (kāma, काम): defined in 24 categories.
Vyagra (व्यग्र, vyagrā, व्यग्रा): defined in 7 categories.
Bhavanti (bhavantī, भवन्ती): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Maharambha (mahārambha, महारम्भ, mahārambhā, महारम्भा): defined in 1 categories.
Kritadhi (krtadhi, kṛtadhī, कृतधी): defined in 1 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Tishthat (tisthat, tiṣṭhat, तिष्ठत्): defined in 3 categories.
Tishthanti (tisthanti, tiṣṭhantī, तिष्ठन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Nirakula (nirākula, निराकुल, nirākulā, निराकुला): defined in 6 categories.
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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: “ārabhante'lpamevājñāḥ kāmaṃ vyagrā bhavanti ca”
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- rabhante' -
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√rabh (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- alpam -
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alpam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]alpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]alpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]alpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- evā -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]evā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ajñāḥ -
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ajña (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ajñā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√jñā (verb class 3)[aorist active second single]√jñā (verb class 9)[aorist active second single]
- kāmam -
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kāmam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vyagrā* -
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vyagra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vyagrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhavanti -
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bhavanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhavantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “mahārambhāḥ kṛtadhiyas tiṣṭhanti ca nirākulāḥ”
- mahārambhāḥ -
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mahārambha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mahārambhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kṛtadhi -
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kṛtadhī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]kṛtadhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kṛtadhī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- yas -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tiṣṭhanti -
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√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> tiṣṭhantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nirākulāḥ -
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nirākula (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nirākulā (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 8183 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.