Sanskrit quote nr. 8776 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
करोऽतिताम्रो रामाणां तन्त्रीताडनविभ्रमम् ।
करोति सेर्ष्यं कान्ते च श्रवणोत्पलताडनम् ॥karo'titāmro rāmāṇāṃ tantrītāḍanavibhramam |
karoti serṣyaṃ kānte ca śravaṇotpalatāḍanam ||
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.
Karas (करस्): defined in 2 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Amra (अम्र): defined in 13 categories.
Rama (rāma, राम, rāmā, रामा): defined in 25 categories.
Tantri (तन्त्रि, tantrī, तन्त्री): defined in 8 categories.
Tantrin (तन्त्रिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Tadana (tāḍana, ताडन): defined in 15 categories.
Vibhrama (विभ्रम): defined in 13 categories.
Sershyam (sersyam, serṣyam, सेर्ष्यम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sershya (sersya, serṣya, सेर्ष्य): defined in 3 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त, kāntā, कान्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Kanti (kānti, कान्ति): defined in 16 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Shravanotpala (sravanotpala, śravaṇotpala, श्रवणोत्पल): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, 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), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Hinduism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “karo'titāmro rāmāṇāṃ tantrītāḍanavibhramam”
- karo' -
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karas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- atitā -
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√at (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- amro* -
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amra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rāmāṇām -
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rāma (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]rāma (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]rāmā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- tantrī -
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tantrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]tantri (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tantrin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tāḍana -
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tāḍana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tāḍana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vibhramam -
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vibhrama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vibhramā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “karoti serṣyaṃ kānte ca śravaṇotpalatāḍanam”
- karoti -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- serṣyam -
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serṣyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]serṣya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]serṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]serṣyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kānte -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[locative single]kānta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kānti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [locative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kam class 1 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śravaṇotpala -
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śravaṇotpala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tāḍanam -
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tāḍana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tāḍana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tāḍanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 8776 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.