Sanskrit quote nr. 8276 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कंसं ध्वंसयते मुरं तिरयते हंसं तथा हिंसते ।
बाणं क्षीणयते बकं लघयते पौण्ड्रं तथा लुम्पते ॥kaṃsaṃ dhvaṃsayate muraṃ tirayate haṃsaṃ tathā hiṃsate |
bāṇaṃ kṣīṇayate bakaṃ laghayate pauṇḍraṃ tathā lumpate ||
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.
Kamsa (kaṃsa, कंस): defined in 15 categories.
Mur (मुर्): defined in 1 categories.
Mura (मुर): defined in 8 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yata (yatā, यता): defined in 7 categories.
Yati (यति): defined in 18 categories.
Hamsa (haṃsa, हंस): defined in 26 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Himsat (hiṃsat, हिंसत्): defined in 1 categories.
Bana (bāṇa, बाण): defined in 22 categories.
Kshina (ksina, kṣīṇa, क्षीण): defined in 9 categories.
Baka (बक): defined in 13 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Gha (घ): defined in 8 categories.
Paundra (pauṇḍra, पौण्ड्र): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, India history, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Gitashastra (science of music), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “kaṃsaṃ dhvaṃsayate muraṃ tirayate haṃsaṃ tathā hiṃsate”
- kaṃsam -
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kaṃsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kaṃsa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kaṃsā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dhvaṃsayate -
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√dhvaṃs -> dhvaṃsayat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √dhvaṃs]√dhvaṃs -> dhvaṃsayat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √dhvaṃs]√dhvaṃs (verb class 0)[present middle third single]
- muram -
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mura (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mura (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]murā (noun, feminine)[adverb]mur (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- tira -
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√tṝ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√tṝ (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- yate -
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yat (noun, masculine)[dative single]yat (noun, neuter)[dative single]yatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yata (noun, masculine)[locative single]yata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]yati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √i class 2 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)[locative single from √yam class 1 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [locative single from √yam class 1 verb]√yam -> yatā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb]√yat (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- haṃsam -
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haṃsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- hiṃsate -
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√hiṃs -> hiṃsat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √hiṃs class 1 verb], [dative single from √hiṃs class 7 verb]√hiṃs -> hiṃsat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √hiṃs class 1 verb], [dative single from √hiṃs class 7 verb]
- Line 2: “bāṇaṃ kṣīṇayate bakaṃ laghayate pauṇḍraṃ tathā lumpate”
- bāṇam -
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bāṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bāṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kṣīṇa -
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kṣīṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣīṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]√kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]
- yate -
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yat (noun, masculine)[dative single]yat (noun, neuter)[dative single]yatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yata (noun, masculine)[locative single]yata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]yati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √i class 2 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)[locative single from √yam class 1 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [locative single from √yam class 1 verb]√yam -> yatā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb]√yat (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- bakam -
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baka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- la -
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la (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- gha -
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gha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yate -
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yat (noun, masculine)[dative single]yat (noun, neuter)[dative single]yatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yata (noun, masculine)[locative single]yata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]yati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √i class 2 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)[locative single from √yam class 1 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [locative single from √yam class 1 verb]√yam -> yatā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb]√yat (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- pauṇḍram -
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pauṇḍra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pauṇḍra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- lumpate -
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√lup -> lumpat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √lup class 6 verb]√lup -> lumpat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √lup class 6 verb]√lup (verb class 6)[present middle third 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 8276 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.