Sanskrit quote nr. 8574 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कन्दर्पादपि सुन्दरो रविमहाः प्रत्यर्थिसीमन्तिनी- ।
वक्त्राम्भोजसुधाकरोऽतिविभवो युद्धेषु पार्थोपमः ॥kandarpādapi sundaro ravimahāḥ pratyarthisīmantinī- |
vaktrāmbhojasudhākaro'tivibhavo yuddheṣu pārthopamaḥ ||
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.
Kandarpa (कन्दर्प): defined in 7 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Sundara (सुन्दर): defined in 14 categories.
Ravi (रवि): defined in 19 categories.
Pratyarthin (प्रत्यर्थिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Simantin (sīmantin, सीमन्तिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Simantini (sīmantinī, सीमन्तिनी): defined in 5 categories.
Vaktri (vaktr, vaktṛ, वक्तृ): defined in 3 categories.
Vaktra (वक्त्र): defined in 13 categories.
Ambhoja (अम्भोज): defined in 6 categories.
Sudhakara (sudhākara, सुधाकर): defined in 5 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Vibhava (विभव): defined in 21 categories.
Vibhu (विभु): defined in 13 categories.
Yuddha (युद्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Partha (pārtha, पार्थ): defined in 9 categories.
Upama (उपम): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Marathi, Kannada, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali, Shaiva philosophy, Hinduism, 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: “kandarpādapi sundaro ravimahāḥ pratyarthisīmantinī-”
- kandarpād -
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kandarpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sundaro* -
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sundara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ravim -
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ravi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ahāḥ -
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ahar (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√hā (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single], [aorist active second single]√hā (verb class 3)[aorist active second single]
- pratyarthi -
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pratyarthin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pratyarthin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sīmantinī -
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sīmantinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]sīmantin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “vaktrāmbhojasudhākaro'tivibhavo yuddheṣu pārthopamaḥ”
- vaktrā -
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vaktra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vaktra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vaktṛ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- ambhoja -
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ambhoja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ambhoja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sudhākaro' -
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sudhākara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vibhavo* -
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vibhava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vibhu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vibhu (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- yuddheṣu -
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yuddha (noun, masculine)[locative plural]yuddha (noun, neuter)[locative plural]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)[locative plural from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative plural from √yudh class 4 verb]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)[locative plural from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative plural from √yudh class 4 verb]
- pārtho -
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pārtha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pārtha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- upamaḥ -
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upama (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 8574 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.