Sanskrit quote nr. 126 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अक्रोधस्य यदा क्रोधः सर्वनाशाय कल्पते ।
राघवस्य प्रकोपेन बद्धो नदनदीपतिः ॥akrodhasya yadā krodhaḥ sarvanāśāya kalpate |
rāghavasya prakopena baddho nadanadīpatiḥ ||
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.
Akrodha (अक्रोध): defined in 4 categories.
Yada (yadā, यदा): defined in 5 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Krodha (क्रोध): defined in 18 categories.
Sarvanasha (sarvanasa, sarvanāśa, सर्वनाश): defined in 2 categories.
Kalpata (kalpatā, कल्पता): defined in 1 categories.
Raghava (rāghava, राघव): defined in 7 categories.
Prakopa (प्रकोप): defined in 7 categories.
Ina (इन): defined in 9 categories.
Baddha (बद्ध): defined in 15 categories.
Nadanadipati (nadanadīpati, नदनदीपति): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Kannada, Pali, Hindi, Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva 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: “akrodhasya yadā krodhaḥ sarvanāśāya kalpate”
- akrodhasya -
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akrodha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]akrodha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- yadā -
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yadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yadā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- krodhaḥ -
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krodha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sarvanāśāya -
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sarvanāśa (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- kalpate -
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kalpatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kḷp (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- Line 2: “rāghavasya prakopena baddho nadanadīpatiḥ”
- rāghavasya -
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rāghava (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- prakope -
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prakopa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
- ina -
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ina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ina (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- baddho* -
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baddha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nadanadīpatiḥ -
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nadanadīpati (noun, masculine)[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 126 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.