Sanskrit quote nr. 7377 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ऋद्धिमान् राक्षसो मूढश् चित्रम् नासौ यदुद्धतः ।
को वा हेतुरनार्याणां धर्म्ये वर्त्मनि वर्तितुम् ॥ṛddhimān rākṣaso mūḍhaś citram nāsau yaduddhataḥ |
ko vā heturanāryāṇāṃ dharmye vartmani vartitum ||
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.
Riddhimat (rddhimat, ṛddhimat, ऋद्धिमत्): defined in 2 categories.
Rakshasa (raksasa, rākṣasa, राक्षस): defined in 18 categories.
Mudha (mūḍha, मूढ): defined in 15 categories.
Citram (चित्रम्): defined in 1 categories.
Citra (चित्र): defined in 26 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Uddhata (उद्धत): defined in 12 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Hetri (hetr, hetṛ, हेतृ): defined in 2 categories.
Hetu (हेतु): defined in 21 categories.
Anarya (anārya, अनार्य, anāryā, अनार्या): defined in 7 categories.
Dharmya (धर्म्य, dharmyā, धर्म्या): defined in 3 categories.
Vartman (वर्त्मन्): defined in 6 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: “ṛddhimān rākṣaso mūḍhaś citram nāsau yaduddhataḥ”
- ṛddhimān -
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ṛddhimat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rākṣaso* -
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rākṣasa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mūḍhaś -
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mūḍha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √muh class 4 verb]
- citram -
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citram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]citra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]citra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]citrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nāsau -
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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]
- uddhataḥ -
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uddhata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ko vā heturanāryāṇāṃ dharmye vartmani vartitum”
- ko* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hetur -
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hetṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]hetu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- anāryāṇām -
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anārya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]anārya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]anāryā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- dharmye -
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dharmya (noun, masculine)[locative single]dharmya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dharmyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vartmani -
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vartmani (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vartman (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vartitum -
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√vṛt -> vartitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √vṛt]
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 7377 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.