Sanskrit quote nr. 3971 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्याः कररुहखण्डित- ।
काण्डपटप्रकटनिर्गता दृष्टिः ॥asyāḥ kararuhakhaṇḍita- |
kāṇḍapaṭaprakaṭanirgatā dṛṣṭiḥ ||
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.
Asi (असि, asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kararuha (कररुह): defined in 2 categories.
Khandita (khaṇḍita, खण्डित): defined in 13 categories.
Kandapata (kāṇḍapaṭa, काण्डपट): defined in 3 categories.
Prakata (prakaṭa, प्रकट): defined in 7 categories.
Nirgata (निर्गत, nirgatā, निर्गता): defined in 6 categories.
Drishti (drsti, dṛṣṭi, दृष्टि): defined in 19 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hindi, Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “asyāḥ kararuhakhaṇḍita-”
- asyāḥ -
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asi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]asī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]iyam (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kararuha -
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kararuha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- khaṇḍita -
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khaṇḍita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]khaṇḍita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√khaṇḍ -> khaṇḍita (participle, masculine)[compound from √khaṇḍ]√khaṇḍ -> khaṇḍita (participle, neuter)[compound from √khaṇḍ]√khaṇḍ -> khaṇḍita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √khaṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √khaṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √khaṇḍ]√khaṇḍ -> khaṇḍita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √khaṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √khaṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √khaṇḍ]
- Line 2: “kāṇḍapaṭaprakaṭanirgatā dṛṣṭiḥ”
- kāṇḍapaṭa -
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kāṇḍapaṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- prakaṭa -
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prakaṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prakaṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nirgatā* -
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nirgata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nirgatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dṛṣṭiḥ -
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dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[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 3971 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.