Sanskrit quote nr. 6997 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उन्मृष्टं कुचसीम्नि पत्रमकरं दृष्ट्वा हठालि गनात् ।
कोपो मास्तु पुनर्लिखाम्यमुमिति स्मेरे रघूणां वरे ॥unmṛṣṭaṃ kucasīmni patramakaraṃ dṛṣṭvā haṭhāli ganāt |
kopo māstu punarlikhāmyamumiti smere raghūṇāṃ vare ||
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.
Unmrishta (unmrsta, unmṛṣṭa, उन्मृष्ट): defined in 2 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Pat (पत्): defined in 3 categories.
Ramaka (रमक): defined in 6 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Hatha (haṭha, हठ): defined in 10 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
At (āt, आत्): defined in 4 categories.
Kopa (कोप): defined in 12 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Punar (पुनर्): defined in 4 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Smera (स्मेर, smerā, स्मेरा): defined in 4 categories.
Raghu (रघु): defined in 6 categories.
Vara (वर, varā, वरा): defined in 23 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: “unmṛṣṭaṃ kucasīmni patramakaraṃ dṛṣṭvā haṭhāli ganāt”
- unmṛṣṭam -
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unmṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]unmṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]unmṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kucasī -
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√kuc (verb class 6)[present active second single]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pat -
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pat (noun, masculine)[compound]pad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ramaka -
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ramaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ramaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ram -
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ra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- haṭhā -
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haṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√haṭh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ali -
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ali (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]alin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- 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]
- āt -
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āt (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 2: “kopo māstu punarlikhāmyamumiti smere raghūṇāṃ vare”
- kopo* -
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kopa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mās -
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ma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]mās (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- punar -
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punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- likhāmya -
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√likh (verb class 6)[present active first single]
- amum -
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adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- smere -
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smera (noun, masculine)[locative single]smera (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]smerā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- raghūṇām -
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raghu (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]raghu (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- vare -
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vara (noun, masculine)[locative single]vara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]varā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 6997 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.