Sanskrit quote nr. 3123 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अलब्धान्तः प्रवेशस्य तारमाक्रन्दतो बहिः ।
प्रभो करुणया कर्णे क्रियन्तां कृपणोक्तयः ॥alabdhāntaḥ praveśasya tāramākrandato bahiḥ |
prabho karuṇayā karṇe kriyantāṃ kṛpaṇoktayaḥ ||
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.
Alabdha (अलब्ध): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Pravesha (pravesa, praveśa, प्रवेश): defined in 15 categories.
Tara (tāra, तार): defined in 27 categories.
Akranda (ākranda, आक्रन्द): defined in 6 categories.
Prabhu (प्रभु): defined in 12 categories.
Karuna (karuṇā, करुणा): defined in 19 categories.
Karna (karṇa, कर्ण): defined in 22 categories.
Karni (karṇi, कर्णि): defined in 5 categories.
Kripana (krpana, kṛpaṇa, कृपण, kṛpaṇā, कृपणा): defined in 8 categories.
Ukti (उक्ति): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “alabdhāntaḥ praveśasya tāramākrandato bahiḥ”
- alabdhān -
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alabdha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- taḥ -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- praveśasya -
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praveśa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- tāram -
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tāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tārā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ākranda -
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ākranda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- to* -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bahiḥ -
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bahiḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “prabho karuṇayā karṇe kriyantāṃ kṛpaṇoktayaḥ”
- prabho -
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prabhu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]prabhu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- karuṇayā -
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karuṇā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- karṇe -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]karṇi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- kriyantām -
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√kṛ (verb class 1)[imperative passive third plural]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative passive third plural]√kṛ (verb class 5)[imperative passive third plural]√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperative passive third plural]√kṛ (verb class 3)[imperative passive third plural]√kṛ (verb class 6)[imperative middle third plural], [imperative passive third plural]
- kṛpaṇo -
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kṛpaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛpaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kṛpaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uktayaḥ -
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ukti (noun, feminine)[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 3123 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.