Sanskrit quote nr. 3929 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्मिञ् जडे जगति को नु बृहत्प्रमाण- ।
कर्णः करी ननु भवेद् दुरितस्य पात्रम् ॥asmiñ jaḍe jagati ko nu bṛhatpramāṇa- |
karṇaḥ karī nanu bhaved duritasya pātram ||
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.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Jada (jaḍa, जड, jaḍā, जडा): defined in 15 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Jagati (jagatī, जगती): defined in 16 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Brihat (brhat, bṛhat, बृहत्): defined in 7 categories.
Pramana (pramāṇa, प्रमाण): defined in 23 categories.
Karna (karṇa, कर्ण): defined in 22 categories.
Karin (करिन्): defined in 16 categories.
Nanu (ननु): defined in 8 categories.
Durita (दुरित): defined in 8 categories.
Patra (pātra, पात्र): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), 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: “asmiñ jaḍe jagati ko nu bṛhatpramāṇa-”
- asmiñ -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- jaḍe -
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jaḍa (noun, masculine)[locative single]jaḍa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jaḍā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- jagati -
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jagatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]jagat (noun, masculine)[locative single]jagat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- ko* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nu -
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nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bṛhat -
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bṛhat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bṛhat (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]bṛhat (noun, masculine)[compound]√bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, masculine)[compound from √bṛh]√bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, masculine)[compound from √bṛh]bṛhat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √bṛh], [vocative single from √bṛh], [accusative single from √bṛh]√bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √bṛh], [vocative single from √bṛh], [accusative single from √bṛh]
- pramāṇa -
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pramāṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pramāṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “karṇaḥ karī nanu bhaved duritasya pātram”
- karṇaḥ -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- karī -
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karī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kari (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kari (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]karin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nanu -
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nanu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bhaved -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- duritasya -
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durita (noun, masculine)[genitive single]durita (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- pātram -
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pātra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pātra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 3929 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.