Sanskrit quote nr. 7899 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एताः संप्रति गर्भगौरवभराद् राज्ञोऽवरोधाङ्गनाः ।
कान्तारेषु पलायितुं बत कथं पद्भ्यां भवेयुः क्षमाः ॥etāḥ saṃprati garbhagauravabharād rājño'varodhāṅganāḥ |
kāntāreṣu palāyituṃ bata kathaṃ padbhyāṃ bhaveyuḥ kṣamāḥ ||
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.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Garbha (गर्भ): defined in 20 categories.
Gaurava (गौरव): defined in 10 categories.
Bharat (bharāt, भरात्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhara (भर): defined in 14 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Avarodha (अवरोध): defined in 7 categories.
Angana (aṅganā, अङ्गना): defined in 14 categories.
Kantara (kāntāra, कान्तार): defined in 14 categories.
Bata (बत): defined in 5 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Pat (पत्): defined in 3 categories.
Pad (पद्): defined in 4 categories.
Kshama (ksama, kṣama, क्षम, kṣamā, क्षमा): defined in 14 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: “etāḥ saṃprati garbhagauravabharād rājño'varodhāṅganāḥ”
- etāḥ -
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eta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- samprati -
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samprati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- garbha -
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garbha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- gaurava -
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gaurava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gaurava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bharād -
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bharāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]bhara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- rājño' -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- avarodhā -
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avarodha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- aṅganāḥ -
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aṅganā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “kāntāreṣu palāyituṃ bata kathaṃ padbhyāṃ bhaveyuḥ kṣamāḥ”
- kāntāreṣu -
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kāntāra (noun, masculine)[locative plural]kāntāra (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- Cannot analyse palāyitum*ba
- bata -
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bata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- padbhyām -
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pat (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]pat (noun, neuter)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]pad (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- bhaveyuḥ -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third plural]
- kṣamāḥ -
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kṣama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kṣamā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 7899 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.