Sanskrit quote nr. 1611 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्तकः शमनो मृत्युः पातालं वडवामुखम् ।
क्षुरधारा विषं सर्पो वह्निरित्येकतः स्त्रियः ॥antakaḥ śamano mṛtyuḥ pātālaṃ vaḍavāmukham |
kṣuradhārā viṣaṃ sarpo vahnirityekataḥ striyaḥ ||
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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.
Antaka (अन्तक): defined in 12 categories.
Mrityu (mrtyu, mṛtyu, मृत्यु): defined in 16 categories.
Patala (pātāla, पाताल): defined in 25 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ukha (उख): defined in 4 categories.
Kshuradhara (ksuradhara, kṣuradhāra, क्षुरधार, kṣuradhārā, क्षुरधारा): defined in 3 categories.
Vish (vis, viṣ, विष्): defined in 8 categories.
Visha (visa, viṣa, विष): defined in 19 categories.
Sarpa (सर्प): defined in 18 categories.
Vahni (वह्नि): defined in 14 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Itya (इत्य, ityā, इत्या): defined in 1 categories.
Ekatah (ekataḥ, एकतः): defined in 1 categories.
Ekata (एकत): defined in 7 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 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: “antakaḥ śamano mṛtyuḥ pātālaṃ vaḍavāmukham”
- antakaḥ -
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antaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śamano* -
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śamana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mṛtyuḥ -
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mṛtyu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pātālam -
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pātāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pātāla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- va -
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u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aḍa -
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√aḍ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vām -
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vā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
- ukham -
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ukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “kṣuradhārā viṣaṃ sarpo vahnirityekataḥ striyaḥ”
- kṣuradhārā* -
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kṣuradhāra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kṣuradhārā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- viṣam -
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viṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]viṣ (noun, feminine)[accusative single]viṣ (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- sarpo* -
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sarpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vahnir -
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vahni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- itye -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]itya (noun, masculine)[locative single]itya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ityā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
- ekataḥ -
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ekataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ekata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- striyaḥ -
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strī (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 1611 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.