Sanskrit quote nr. 55 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अकारणेन विप्रेभ्यो यः कुप्यति नराधिपः ।
क्र्ष्णसर्पं स गृह्णाति शिरसा बलदऋपितः ॥

akāraṇena viprebhyo yaḥ kupyati narādhipaḥ |
krṣṇasarpaṃ sa gṛhṇāti śirasā baladaṛpitaḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Akaranena (akāraṇena, अकारणेन): defined in 1 categories.
Akarana (akāraṇa, अकारण): defined in 6 categories.
Vipra (विप्र): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Naradhipa (narādhipa, नराधिप): defined in 4 categories.
Shiras (siras, śiras, शिरस्): defined in 15 categories.
Balada (बलद): defined in 6 categories.
Pitri (pitr, pitṛ, पितृ): defined in 14 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Gitashastra (science of music), Jainism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law)

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: “akāraṇena viprebhyo yaḥ kupyati narādhipaḥ
  • akāraṇena -
  • akāraṇena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    akāraṇena (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    akāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    akāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • viprebhyo* -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    vipra (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kupyati -
  • kup -> kupyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kup class 4 verb]
    kup -> kupyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √kup class 4 verb]
    kup (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]
  • narādhipaḥ -
  • narādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “krṣṇasarpaṃ sa gṛhṇāti śirasā baladaṛpitaḥ
  • Cannot analyse krṣṇasarpam*sa
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gṛhṇāti -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [present active third single]
  • śirasā -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • balada -
  • balada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pitaḥ -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pi (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 55 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.

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