Sanskrit quote nr. 6959 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उन्मत्तप्रेमसंरम्भाद् आरभन्ते यद गनाः ।
तत्र प्रत्यूहमाधातुं ब्रह्मापि खलु कातरः ॥unmattapremasaṃrambhād ārabhante yada ganāḥ |
tatra pratyūhamādhātuṃ brahmāpi khalu kātaraḥ ||
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.
Unmatta (उन्मत्त): defined in 15 categories.
Samrambha (saṃrambha, संरम्भ): defined in 8 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Tatra (तत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Pratyuha (pratyūha, प्रत्यूह): defined in 2 categories.
Dhatu (dhātu, धातु): defined in 26 categories.
Brahma (ब्रह्म): defined in 24 categories.
Brahman (ब्रह्मन्): defined in 12 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Katara (kātara, कातर): defined in 8 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: “unmattapremasaṃrambhād ārabhante yada ganāḥ”
- unmatta -
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unmatta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]unmatta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prema -
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preman (noun, masculine)[compound]preman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- saṃrambhād -
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saṃrambha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ā -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- arabhante -
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- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- gan -
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gat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√gam (verb class 1)[injunctive active second single], [injunctive active third single]√gam (verb class 2)[injunctive active second single], [injunctive active third single]√gam (verb class 3)[injunctive active second single], [injunctive active third single]
- āḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]o (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “tatra pratyūhamādhātuṃ brahmāpi khalu kātaraḥ”
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pratyūham -
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pratyūha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dhātum -
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√dhā -> dhātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √dhā]√dhā -> dhātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √dhā]√dhā -> dhātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √dhā]√dhā -> dhātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √dhā]√dhe -> dhātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √dhe]dhātu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]dhātu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- brahmā -
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brahma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]brahma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]brahman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√brahm (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- khalu -
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khalu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kātaraḥ -
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kātara (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 6959 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.