Sanskrit quote nr. 6989 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उन्मुक्तक्रमहारिमेरुशिखरात् क्रामन्तमन्यो धरः ।
कोऽत्र त्वां शरभीकिशोरपरिषद्धौरेय धर्तुं क्षमः ॥unmuktakramahārimeruśikharāt krāmantamanyo dharaḥ |
ko'tra tvāṃ śarabhīkiśorapariṣaddhaureya dhartuṃ kṣamaḥ ||
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.
Unmukta (उन्मुक्त): defined in 3 categories.
Krama (क्रम): defined in 14 categories.
Hari (hāri, हारि): defined in 25 categories.
Eru (एरु): defined in 4 categories.
Shikhara (sikhara, śikhara, शिखर): defined in 18 categories.
Kramat (krāmat, क्रामत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ani (anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Dhara (धर): defined in 18 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Atra (अत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Tva (tvā, त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Kishora (kisora, kiśora, किशोर): defined in 8 categories.
Parishad (parisad, pariṣad, परिषद्): defined in 7 categories.
Ha (ह, hā, हा): defined in 8 categories.
Han (हन्): defined in 5 categories.
Aura (aurā, औरा): defined in 4 categories.
Ksham (ksam, kṣam, क्षम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshama (ksama, kṣama, क्षम): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Hindi, Hinduism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhism, 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: “unmuktakramahārimeruśikharāt krāmantamanyo dharaḥ”
- unmukta -
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unmukta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]unmukta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- krama -
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krama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kram (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- hārim -
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hāri (noun, masculine)[accusative single]hāri (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- eru -
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eru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]eru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]eru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- śikharāt -
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śikhara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]śikhara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- krāmantam -
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krāmat (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]√kram -> krāmat (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kram class 1 verb]
- anyo* -
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anī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- dharaḥ -
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dhara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ko'tra tvāṃ śarabhīkiśorapariṣaddhaureya dhartuṃ kṣamaḥ”
- ko' -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvām -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- śara -
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śara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhī -
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bhī (noun, feminine)[compound]
- kiśora -
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kiśora (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pariṣaddh -
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pariṣad (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]pariṣad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]pariṣad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- hau -
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ha (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]han (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]hā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]han (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√hā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aure -
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aurā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iya -
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√i (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]
- dhartum -
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√dhṛ -> dhartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √dhṛ]
- kṣamaḥ -
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kṣam (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]kṣama (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 6989 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.