Sanskrit quote nr. 1030 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
विष्णुक्रान्ता च सर्वासां जटा ग्राह्या रवेर्दिने ।
बद्धा भुजे विलेपाद्वा काये शस्त्रौघवारिका ॥viṣṇukrāntā ca sarvāsāṃ jaṭā grāhyā raverdine |
baddhā bhuje vilepādvā kāye śastraughavārikā ||
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.
Vishnukranta (visnukranta, viṣṇukrāntā, विष्णुक्रान्ता): defined in 8 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Jata (jaṭa, जट, jaṭā, जटा): defined in 21 categories.
Grahya (grāhya, ग्राह्य, grāhyā, ग्राह्या): defined in 11 categories.
Ravi (रवि): defined in 19 categories.
Dina (दिन, dinā, दिना): defined in 16 categories.
Baddha (बद्ध, baddhā, बद्धा): defined in 15 categories.
Bhuj (भुज्): defined in 6 categories.
Bhuja (भुज, bhujā, भुजा): defined in 10 categories.
Bhuji (भुजि): defined in 1 categories.
Vilepa (विलेप): defined in 4 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Kaya (kāya, काय): defined in 18 categories.
Shastra (sastra, śastra, शस्त्र): defined in 23 categories.
Shastri (sastr, śastṛ, शस्तृ): defined in 10 categories.
Augha (औघ): defined in 3 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Vari (vāri, वारि, vārī, वारी): defined in 18 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
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: “viṣṇukrāntā ca sarvāsāṃ jaṭā grāhyā raverdine”
- viṣṇukrāntā -
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viṣṇukrāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sarvāsām -
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sarvā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- jaṭā* -
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jaṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jaṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- grāhyā* -
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grāhi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]grāhī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]grāhya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]grāhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative plural from √grah], [vocative plural from √grah]√grah -> grāhyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative plural from √grah], [vocative plural from √grah], [accusative plural from √grah]
- raver -
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ravi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]√ru (verb class 1)[optative active second single]
- dine -
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dina (noun, masculine)[locative single]dina (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dinā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “baddhā bhuje vilepādvā kāye śastraughavārikā”
- baddhā* -
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baddha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]baddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhuje -
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bhuj (noun, feminine)[dative single]bhuj (noun, masculine)[dative single]bhuja (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhujā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhuji (noun, feminine)[vocative single]bhuji (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√bhuj (verb class 6)[present middle first single]
- vilepād -
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vilepa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kāye -
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kāya (noun, masculine)[locative single]kāya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- śastrau -
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śastra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śastṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]śastra (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- augha -
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augha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- 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]
- kā -
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kā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
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 1030 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.