Sanskrit quote nr. 1645 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्तर्मोहनमौलिघूर्णनचलन्मन्दारविभ्रंशनः स्तम्भाकर्षणदृप्तिहर्षणमहामन्त्रः कुरङ्गीदृशाम् ।
दृप्यद्दानवदूयमानदिविषद्दुर्वारदुःखापदां भ्रंशः कंसरिपोर्विलोपयतु वोऽश्रेयांसि वंशीरवः ॥antarmohanamaulighūrṇanacalanmandāravibhraṃśanaḥ stambhākarṣaṇadṛptiharṣaṇamahāmantraḥ kuraṅgīdṛśām |
dṛpyaddānavadūyamānadiviṣaddurvāraduḥkhāpadāṃ bhraṃśaḥ kaṃsariporvilopayatu vo'śreyāṃsi vaṃśīravaḥ ||
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.
Kurangi (kuraṅgī, कुरङ्गी): defined in 3 categories.
Idrish (idrs, īdṛś, ईदृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Idrisha (idrsa, īdṛśā, ईदृशा): defined in 3 categories.
Dripyat (drpyat, dṛpyat, दृप्यत्): defined in 1 categories.
Danavat (dānavat, दानवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Divishad (divisad, diviṣad, दिविषद्): defined in 1 categories.
Durvara (durvāra, दुर्वार): defined in 5 categories.
Duhkha (duḥkha, दुःख, duḥkhā, दुःखा): defined in 17 categories.
Apada (apadā, अपदा): defined in 10 categories.
Bhramsha (bhramsa, bhraṃśa, भ्रंश): defined in 8 categories.
Kamsa (kaṃsa, कंस): defined in 15 categories.
Rip (रिप्): defined in 3 categories.
Ripu (रिपु): defined in 13 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ashreyas (asreyas, aśreyas, अश्रेयस्): defined in 1 categories.
Vamshirava (vamsirava, vaṃśīrava, वंशीरव): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kavya (poetry), Kannada, Marathi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Pali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “antarmohanamaulighūrṇanacalanmandāravibhraṃśanaḥ stambhākarṣaṇadṛptiharṣaṇamahāmantraḥ kuraṅgīdṛśām”
- Cannot analyse antarmohanamaulighūrṇanacalanmandāravibhraṃśanaḥ*st
- Cannot analyse stambhākarṣaṇadṛptiharṣaṇamahāmantraḥ*ku
- kuraṅgī -
-
kuraṅgī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- īdṛśām -
-
īdṛś (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]īdṛś (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]īdṛś (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]īdṛśā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “dṛpyaddānavadūyamānadiviṣaddurvāraduḥkhāpadāṃ bhraṃśaḥ kaṃsariporvilopayatu vo'śreyāṃsi vaṃśīravaḥ”
- dṛpyad -
-
dṛpyat (noun, masculine)[compound]dṛpyat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dānavad -
-
dānavat (noun, masculine)[compound]dānavat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ūyamāna -
-
√u -> ūyamāna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 2 verb], [vocative single from √u class 5 verb]√u -> ūyamāna (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 2 verb], [vocative single from √u class 5 verb]√ūy -> ūyamāna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ūy class 1 verb]√ūy -> ūyamāna (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ūy class 1 verb]√vā -> ūyamāna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> ūyamāna (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]
- diviṣad -
-
diviṣad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]diviṣad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- durvāra -
-
durvāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]durvāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- duḥkhā -
-
duḥkha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]duḥkha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]duḥkhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apadām -
-
apadā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- bhraṃśaḥ -
-
bhraṃśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kaṃsa -
-
kaṃsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kaṃsa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ripor -
-
rip (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]ripu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]ripu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- vilo -
-
- payatu -
-
√pay (verb class 1)[imperative active third single]√pi (verb class 1)[imperative active third single]√pī (verb class 1)[imperative active third single]
- vo' -
-
va (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- aśreyāṃsi -
-
aśreyas (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vaṃśīravaḥ -
-
vaṃśīrava (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 1645 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.