Sanskrit quote nr. 8279 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

कंसो रावणो रामश्च राजा दुर्योधनस् तथा ।
चत्वारोऽपि महामूर्खाः पञ्चमः शालिवाहनः ॥

kaṃso rāvaṇo rāmaśca rājā duryodhanas tathā |
catvāro'pi mahāmūrkhāḥ pañcamaḥ śālivāhanaḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.
Ravana (rāvaṇa, रावण): defined in 15 categories.
Rama (rāma, राम): defined in 25 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Raja (rāja, राज, rājā, राजा): defined in 16 categories.
Duryodhana (दुर्योधन): defined in 7 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Catu (चतु): defined in 8 categories.
Ara (āra, आर): defined in 18 categories.
Aru (āru, आरु): defined in 7 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Mahamurkha (mahāmūrkha, महामूर्ख): defined in 1 categories.
Pancama (pañcama, पञ्चम): defined in 14 categories.
Shalivahana (salivahana, śālivāhana, शालिवाहन): defined in 5 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, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), India history, Buddhism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Gitashastra (science of music)

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: “kaṃso rāvaṇo rāmaśca rājā duryodhanas tathā
  • kaṃso* -
  • kaṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rāvaṇo* -
  • rāvaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rāmaś -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • duryodhanas -
  • duryodhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “catvāro'pi mahāmūrkhāḥ pañcamaḥ śālivāhanaḥ
  • catvā -
  • catu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    catu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
  • āro' -
  • āra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    āru (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    āru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active second single]
    (verb class 5)
    [aorist active second single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • mahāmūrkhāḥ -
  • mahāmūrkha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • pañcamaḥ -
  • pañcama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śālivāhanaḥ -
  • śālivāhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 8279 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.

< Back to list with quotes

Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: