Sanskrit quote nr. 7961 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एते ते दुरतिक्रमक्रममिलद्धर्मोर्मिमर्मच्छिदः ।
कादम्बेन रजोभरेण ककुभो रुन्धन्ति जञ्झानिलाः ॥ete te duratikramakramamiladdharmormimarmacchidaḥ |
kādambena rajobhareṇa kakubho rundhanti jañjhānilāḥ ||
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.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Eti (एति): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Duratikrama (दुरतिक्रम): defined in 4 categories.
Krama (क्रम): defined in 14 categories.
Harman (हर्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Urmin (ūrmin, ऊर्मिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Marmacchid (मर्मच्छिद्): defined in 1 categories.
Kadamba (kādamba, कादम्ब): defined in 18 categories.
Raja (रज): defined in 16 categories.
Rajas (रजस्): defined in 14 categories.
Bharena (bhareṇa, भरेण): defined in 1 categories.
Bhara (भर): defined in 14 categories.
Kakubh (ककुभ्): defined in 2 categories.
Kakubha (ककुभ): defined in 7 categories.
Rundhat (रुन्धत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nepali, Buddhism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “ete te duratikramakramamiladdharmormimarmacchidaḥ”
- ete -
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eta (noun, masculine)[locative single]eta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- duratikrama -
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duratikrama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]duratikrama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kramam -
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krama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- iladdh -
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√il -> ilat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √il class 6 verb], [vocative single from √il class 6 verb], [accusative single from √il class 6 verb]
- harmo -
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harman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ūrmi -
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ūrmin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ūrmin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- marmacchidaḥ -
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marmacchid (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]marmacchid (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “kādambena rajobhareṇa kakubho rundhanti jañjhānilāḥ”
- kādambena -
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kādamba (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kādamba (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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]
- bhareṇa -
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bhareṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhara (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhara (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kakubho* -
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kakubh (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]kakubha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rundhanti -
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√rudh -> rundhat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √rudh class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √rudh class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √rudh class 7 verb]√rudh (verb class 7)[present active third plural]
- Cannot analyse jañjhānilāḥ
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 7961 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.