Sanskrit quote nr. 9118 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कविविद्यादुराधर्षो यो राक्षस इवापरः ।
दक्षिणस्थो लब्धवर्णो विख्यातः कविराक्षसः ॥kavividyādurādharṣo yo rākṣasa ivāparaḥ |
dakṣiṇastho labdhavarṇo vikhyātaḥ kavirākṣasaḥ ||
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.
Kavi (कवि): defined in 15 categories.
Vidya (विद्य): defined in 21 categories.
Ura (urā, उरा): defined in 9 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Rakshasa (raksasa, rākṣasa, राक्षस): defined in 18 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Apara (अपर): defined in 15 categories.
Dakshinastha (daksinastha, dakṣiṇastha, दक्षिणस्थ): defined in 2 categories.
Labdhavarna (labdhavarṇa, लब्धवर्ण): defined in 2 categories.
Vikhyata (vikhyāta, विख्यात): defined in 8 categories.
Aksha (aksa, ākṣa, आक्ष): defined in 15 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 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: “kavividyādurādharṣo yo rākṣasa ivāparaḥ”
- kavi -
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kavi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kavi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kavi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vidyād -
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vidya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√vid (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- urā -
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uras (noun, masculine)[compound]uras (noun, neuter)[compound]urā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- adharṣo* -
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√dhṛṣ (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rākṣasa* -
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rākṣasa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aparaḥ -
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apara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “dakṣiṇastho labdhavarṇo vikhyātaḥ kavirākṣasaḥ”
- dakṣiṇastho* -
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dakṣiṇastha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- labdhavarṇo* -
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labdhavarṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vikhyātaḥ -
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vikhyāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kavir -
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kavi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kavi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ākṣa -
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ākṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ākṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saḥ -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (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 9118 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.