Sanskrit quote nr. 8743 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
करालैर्विकटैः कृष्णैः पुरुषैरुद्यतायुधैः ।
पाषाणैस् ताडितः स्वप्ने सद्यो मृत्युं लभेन् नरः ॥karālairvikaṭaiḥ kṛṣṇaiḥ puruṣairudyatāyudhaiḥ |
pāṣāṇais tāḍitaḥ svapne sadyo mṛtyuṃ labhen naraḥ ||
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.
Karala (karāla, कराल): defined in 14 categories.
Vikata (vikaṭa, विकट): defined in 14 categories.
Krishna (krsna, kṛṣṇa, कृष्ण): defined in 23 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Udyatayudha (udyatāyudha, उद्यतायुध): defined in 1 categories.
Tadita (tāḍita, ताडित): defined in 7 categories.
Svapna (स्वप्न, svapnā, स्वप्ना): defined in 17 categories.
Sadyah (sadyaḥ, सद्यः): defined in 2 categories.
Sadya (सद्य): defined in 1 categories.
Mrityu (mrtyu, mṛtyu, मृत्यु): defined in 16 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
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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: “karālairvikaṭaiḥ kṛṣṇaiḥ puruṣairudyatāyudhaiḥ”
- karālair -
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karāla (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]karāla (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- vikaṭaiḥ -
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vikaṭa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vikaṭa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- kṛṣṇaiḥ -
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kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- puruṣair -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- udyatāyudhaiḥ -
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udyatāyudha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]udyatāyudha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “pāṣāṇais tāḍitaḥ svapne sadyo mṛtyuṃ labhen naraḥ”
- pāṣāṇais -
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pāṣāṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- tāḍitaḥ -
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tāḍita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√taḍ -> tāḍita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √taḍ]
- svapne -
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svapna (noun, masculine)[locative single]svapna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]svapnā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sadyo* -
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sadyaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sadya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mṛtyum -
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mṛtyu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- labhen -
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√labh (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- naraḥ -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 8743 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.