Sanskrit quote nr. 22 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अकर्णमकरोच्छेषं विधिर्ब्रह्माण्डभङ्गधीः ।
श्रुत्वा रामकथां रम्यां शिरः कस्य न कम्पते ॥akarṇamakaroccheṣaṃ vidhirbrahmāṇḍabhaṅgadhīḥ |
śrutvā rāmakathāṃ ramyāṃ śiraḥ kasya na kampate ||⏒⏒⏒⏒¦⏑⎼⎼⏒¦¦⏒⏒⏒⏒¦⏑⎼⏑⏒¦¦
⏒⏒⏒⏒¦⏑⎼⎼⏒¦¦⏒⏒⏒⏒¦⏑⎼⏑⏒¦¦
Meter name: Śloka; Type: pathyā (‘normal’); 8 syllables per quarter (pāda).
Primary English translation:
“Who does not nod his head (in delight) on hearing the pleasing story of Śrī Rāma? Hence Lord Brahmā, afraid of crumbling the universe made Śeṣa (the supporter of the earth) devoid of ears.”
(translation by A. A. Ramanathan)
Index
- Introduction
- Glossary of terms
- Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
- Sources
- Authorship
- 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.
Akarna (akarṇa, अकर्ण): defined in 4 categories.
Shesha (sesa, śeṣa, शेष): defined in 19 categories.
Vidhi (विधि): defined in 15 categories.
Brahmanda (brahmāṇḍa, ब्रह्माण्ड): defined in 10 categories.
Bhanga (bhaṅga, भङ्ग): defined in 15 categories.
Dhi (dhī, धी): defined in 14 categories.
Ramakatha (rāmakathā, रामकथा): defined in 1 categories.
Ramya (ramyā, रम्या): defined in 14 categories.
Shiras (siras, śiras, शिरस्): defined in 15 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil
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: “akarṇamakaroccheṣaṃ vidhirbrahmāṇḍabhaṅgadhīḥ”
- akarṇam -
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akarṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akarṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akarṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- akarocch -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperfect active third single]
- śeṣam -
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śeṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śeṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śeṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vidhir -
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vidhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]vidhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- brahmāṇḍa -
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brahmāṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhaṅga -
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bhaṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhaṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhīḥ -
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dhī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “śrutvā rāmakathāṃ ramyāṃ śiraḥ kasya na kampate”
- śrutvā -
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√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √śru]
- rāmakathām -
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rāmakathā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ramyām -
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ramyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√ram -> ramyā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ram]
- śiraḥ -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kasya -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kampate -
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√kamp (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
Sources
This quote is contained within the following Sanskrit literary sources:
Subhāṣitasaṃgraha 132: Literally “Collected discourses”. A collection of 273 Sanskrit sayings including Gujaratī prose explanations. The book was compiled by Puruṣottama Mayārāma Paṇḍyā in 1886.
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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 22 and can be found on page 4. (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.