Sanskrit quote nr. 739 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अथ कृतकविहङ्गैः पार्थिवोद्दूलयन्तैस् तुमुलमुपरिपातादम्बुवर्षात् त्रसन्त्यः अविगलितसपत्नीगात्रसंमर्ददुःखाः प्रणयिनमभिपेतुर्हानिनादेन देव्यः ।
atha kṛtakavihaṅgaiḥ pārthivoddūlayantais tumulamuparipātādambuvarṣāt trasantyaḥ avigalitasapatnīgātrasaṃmardaduḥkhāḥ praṇayinamabhipeturhāninādena devyaḥ |
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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.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Kritaka (krtaka, kṛtaka, कृतक): defined in 5 categories.
Vihanga (vihaṅga, विहङ्ग): defined in 7 categories.
Tumula (तुमुल): defined in 8 categories.
Upari (उपरि): defined in 10 categories.
Pata (pāta, पात): defined in 19 categories.
Ambu (अम्बु): defined in 13 categories.
Varsha (varsa, varṣa, वर्ष): defined in 17 categories.
Avigalita (अविगलित): defined in 2 categories.
Sapatni (sapatnī, सपत्नी): defined in 7 categories.
Gatra (gātra, गात्र): defined in 10 categories.
Kha (ख, khā, खा): defined in 17 categories.
Pranayin (praṇayin, प्रणयिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Abhi (अभि, abhī, अभी): defined in 5 categories.
Ha (ह): defined in 8 categories.
Han (हन्): defined in 5 categories.
Nada (nāda, नाद): defined in 18 categories.
Devi (devī, देवी): defined in 18 categories.
Devya (देव्य): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Prakrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jain philosophy, Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vastushastra (architecture), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Gitashastra (science of music), Vedanta (school of philosophy)
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: “atha kṛtakavihaṅgaiḥ pārthivoddūlayantais tumulamuparipātādambuvarṣāt trasantyaḥ avigalitasapatnīgātrasaṃmardaduḥkhāḥ praṇayinamabhipeturhāninādena devyaḥ”
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kṛtaka -
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kṛtaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛtaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vihaṅgaiḥ -
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vihaṅga (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vihaṅga (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Cannot analyse pārthivoddūlayantais*tu
- tumulam -
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tumula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tumula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tumulā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- upari -
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upari (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]upari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pātād -
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pāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]pāta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ambu -
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ambu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- varṣāt -
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varṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]varṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- trasantyaḥ -
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√tras -> trasantī (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √tras class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tras class 1 verb]
- avigalita -
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avigalita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avigalita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sapatnī -
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sapatnī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]sapatnī (noun, masculine)[compound]
- gātra -
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gātra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gātra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mardad -
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√mṛd -> mardat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mṛd class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛd class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛd class 1 verb]
- uḥ -
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u (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- khāḥ -
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kha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]khā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- praṇayinam -
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praṇayin (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- abhi -
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abhi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]abhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]abhī (noun, masculine)[adverb]abhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhī (noun, feminine)[adverb]abhi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- petur -
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√pat (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]√pat (verb class 4)[perfect active third plural]
- hāni -
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hāni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ha (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]han (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√hā (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- nādena -
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nāda (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- devyaḥ -
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devī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√dīv -> devya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √dīv]
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 739 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.