Sanskrit quote nr. 741 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
(श्रीभगवानुवाच) काम एष क्रोध एष रजोगुणसमुद्भवः ।
महाशनो महापाप्मा विद्ध्येनमिह वैरिणम् ॥(śrībhagavānuvāca) kāma eṣa krodha eṣa rajoguṇasamudbhavaḥ |
mahāśano mahāpāpmā viddhyenamiha vairiṇam ||
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.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Bhagavat (भगवत्): defined in 13 categories.
Kama (kāma, काम): defined in 24 categories.
Krodha (क्रोध): defined in 18 categories.
Raja (रज): defined in 16 categories.
Rajas (रजस्): defined in 14 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Samudbhava (समुद्भव): defined in 6 categories.
Mahashana (mahasana, mahāśana, महाशन): defined in 3 categories.
Mahapapman (mahāpāpman, महापाप्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Viddhi (विद्धि): defined in 3 categories.
Ina (इन): defined in 9 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Vairina (vairiṇa, वैरिण): defined in 2 categories.
Vairin (वैरिन्): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “(śrībhagavānuvāca) kāma eṣa krodha eṣa rajoguṇasamudbhavaḥ”
- śrī -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śrī (noun, masculine)[compound]
- bhagavān -
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bhagavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uvāca -
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√vac (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√vac (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- kāma* -
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kāma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eṣa -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- krodha* -
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krodha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eṣa -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- rajo -
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rajas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rajas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]raja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- guṇa -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- samudbhavaḥ -
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samudbhava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “mahāśano mahāpāpmā viddhyenamiha vairiṇam”
- mahāśano* -
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mahāśana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mahāpāpmā -
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mahāpāpman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- viddhye -
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viddhi (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- inam -
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ina (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ina (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]inā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vairiṇam -
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vairiṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vairiṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vairiṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]vairin (noun, masculine)[accusative 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 741 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.