Sanskrit quote nr. 8765 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
करेण ते रणेष्वन्तकरेण द्विषतां हताः ।
करेणवः क्षरद्रक्ता भान्ति संध्याघना इव ॥kareṇa te raṇeṣvantakareṇa dviṣatāṃ hatāḥ |
kareṇavaḥ kṣaradraktā bhānti saṃdhyāghanā iva ||
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.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Rana (raṇa, रण): defined in 12 categories.
Antakara (अन्तकर): defined in 4 categories.
Dvishat (dvisat, dviṣat, द्विषत्): defined in 4 categories.
Hata (हत, hatā, हता): defined in 12 categories.
Ksharat (ksarat, kṣarat, क्षरत्): defined in 4 categories.
Rakta (रक्त, raktā, रक्ता): defined in 19 categories.
Sandhi (सन्धि): defined in 20 categories.
Sandhya (सन्ध्य, sandhyā, सन्ध्या): defined in 12 categories.
Aghana (अघन, aghanā, अघना): defined in 3 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “kareṇa te raṇeṣvantakareṇa dviṣatāṃ hatāḥ”
- kareṇa -
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kara (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kara (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- raṇeṣva -
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raṇa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]raṇa (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- antakareṇa -
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antakara (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]antakara (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- dviṣatām -
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dviṣat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]dviṣat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]dviṣatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√dviṣ (verb class 2)[imperative middle third plural]
- hatāḥ -
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hata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]hatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hatā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]
- Line 2: “kareṇavaḥ kṣaradraktā bhānti saṃdhyāghanā iva”
- kareṇavaḥ -
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kareṇu (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kareṇu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- kṣarad -
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√kṣar -> kṣarat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṣar class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṣar class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṣar class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṣar class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṣar class 2 verb]
- raktā* -
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rakta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]raktā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √rag class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rag class 1 verb]√rag -> raktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √rag class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rag class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √rag class 1 verb]√raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √raj class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √raj class 4 verb]√raj -> raktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √raj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √raj class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √raj class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √raj class 4 verb]√rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √rañj class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √rañj class 4 verb]√rañj -> raktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rañj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √rañj class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √rañj class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √rañj class 4 verb]
- bhānti -
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√bhā (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- sandhyā -
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sandhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sandhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sandhi (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]sandhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aghanā* -
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aghana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]aghanā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 8765 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.