Sanskrit quote nr. 2425 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमन्दतरवार्यग्रधाराहतमहीभृतः ।
चित्रचापधरा वीरा विद्योतन्ते घना इव ॥amandataravāryagradhārāhatamahībhṛtaḥ |
citracāpadharā vīrā vidyotante ghanā iva ||
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.
Rava (रव, ravā, रवा): defined in 13 categories.
Ari (अरि): defined in 17 categories.
Arin (अरिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Arya (अर्य): defined in 16 categories.
Agra (अग्र): defined in 15 categories.
Dhara (dhāra, धार, dhārā, धारा, dharā, धरा): defined in 18 categories.
Ahata (अहत): defined in 10 categories.
Ahi (अहि, ahī, अही): defined in 16 categories.
Bhrit (bhrt, bhṛt, भृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhrita (bhrta, bhṛta, भृत): defined in 5 categories.
Citracapa (citracāpa, चित्रचाप): defined in 2 categories.
Vira (vīra, वीर, vīrā, वीरा): defined in 22 categories.
Tanti (तन्ति): defined in 6 categories.
Tanta (तन्त, tantā, तन्ता): defined in 8 categories.
Ghana (घन, ghanā, घना): defined in 21 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Shilpashastra (iconography), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “amandataravāryagradhārāhatamahībhṛtaḥ”
- amandata -
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√mand (verb class 1)[imperfect middle third single]
- ravā -
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rava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ravā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√ru (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- arya -
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ari (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ari (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ari (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]arin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]arya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]arya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[locative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- agra -
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agra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]agra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhārā -
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dhāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dhārā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ahatam -
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ahata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ahata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ahatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√han (verb class 2)[imperfect active second dual]
- ahī -
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ahī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]ahī (noun, masculine)[compound]ahi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bhṛtaḥ -
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bhṛt (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bhṛt (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]bhṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√bhṛ (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- Line 2: “citracāpadharā vīrā vidyotante ghanā iva”
- citracāpa -
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citracāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dharā* -
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dhara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dharā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vīrā* -
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vīra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vīrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vidyo -
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- tante -
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tanti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]tanti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√tan -> tanta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √tan class 4 verb]√tan -> tanta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √tan class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √tan class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √tan class 4 verb], [locative single from √tan class 4 verb]√tan -> tantā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √tan class 4 verb], [vocative single from √tan class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √tan class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √tan class 4 verb]√tan -> tanta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √tan class 1 verb]√tan -> tanta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √tan class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √tan class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √tan class 1 verb], [locative single from √tan class 1 verb]√tan -> tantā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √tan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tan class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √tan class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √tan class 1 verb]
- ghanā* -
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ghana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ghanā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 2425 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.