Sanskrit quote nr. 598 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतिरुपवती सीता अतिगर्वी च रावणः ।
अतीव बलवान् रामो लङ्कायेन क्षयं गता ॥atirupavatī sītā atigarvī ca rāvaṇaḥ |
atīva balavān rāmo laṅkāyena kṣayaṃ gatā ||
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.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Rupa (रुप): defined in 25 categories.
Vati (वति): defined in 12 categories.
Sita (sītā, सीता, sīta, सीत): defined in 23 categories.
Atiga (अतिग): defined in 4 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Ravana (rāvaṇa, रावण): defined in 15 categories.
Ativa (atīva, अतीव): defined in 6 categories.
Balavat (बलवत्): defined in 5 categories.
Rama (rāma, राम): defined in 25 categories.
Lanka (laṅka, लङ्क): defined in 13 categories.
Ina (इन): defined in 9 categories.
Kshaya (ksaya, kṣaya, क्षय): defined in 18 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gata (gatā, गता): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), 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: “atirupavatī sītā atigarvī ca rāvaṇaḥ”
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- rupa -
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rupa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vatī -
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vati (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sītā* -
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sītā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sai -> sīta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sai class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sai class 1 verb]√sai -> sītā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sai class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sai class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sai class 1 verb]
- atiga -
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atiga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atiga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rvī -
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- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rāvaṇaḥ -
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rāvaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “atīva balavān rāmo laṅkāyena kṣayaṃ gatā”
- atīva -
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atīva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atīva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- balavān -
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balavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rāmo* -
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rāma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√rā (verb class 2)[present active first plural]
- laṅkāye -
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laṅka (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- ina -
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ina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ina (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣayam -
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kṣaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gatā -
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gat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]gat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]gatā (noun, feminine)[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 598 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.