Sanskrit quote nr. 8722 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

करभ रभसात् क्रोष्टुं वाञ्छस्यहो श्रवणज्वरं ।
शरणमथवानृज्वी दीर्घा तवैव शिरोधरा ॥

karabha rabhasāt kroṣṭuṃ vāñchasyaho śravaṇajvaraṃ |
śaraṇamathavānṛjvī dīrghā tavaiva śirodharā ||

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.

Karabha (करभ): defined in 10 categories.
Rabhasat (rabhasāt, रभसात्): defined in 1 categories.
Rabhasa (रभस): defined in 6 categories.
Ahu (अहु): defined in 4 categories.
Shravana (sravana, śravaṇa, श्रवण): defined in 20 categories.
Jvara (ज्वर): defined in 10 categories.
Sharana (sarana, śaraṇa, शरण): defined in 18 categories.
Athava (athavā, अथवा): defined in 5 categories.
Dirgha (dīrghā, दीर्घा): defined in 19 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Shirodhara (sirodhara, śirodharā, शिरोधरा): defined in 5 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Kannada, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Hinduism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Shilpashastra (iconography), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nepali

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: “karabha rabhasāt kroṣṭuṃ vāñchasyaho śravaṇajvaraṃ
  • karabha -
  • karabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    karabha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rabhasāt -
  • rabhasāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    rabhasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    rabhasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • kroṣṭum -
  • kruś -> kroṣṭum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kruś]
  • vāñchasya -
  • vāñch (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • aho -
  • ahu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ahu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • śravaṇa -
  • śravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śravaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jvaram -
  • jvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “śaraṇamathavānṛjvī dīrghā tavaiva śirodharā
  • śaraṇam -
  • śaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • athavā -
  • athavā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • anṛjvī -
  • dīrghā -
  • dīrghā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tavai -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    tu (verb class 2)
    [imperative middle first single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • śirodharā -
  • śirodharā (noun, feminine)
    [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 8722 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.

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