Sanskrit quote nr. 4021 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्रं लोचनकोण एव कृपणद्रव्यायते सर्वदा ।
कण्ठे काकुवचः प्रसुप्तकमलक्रोडस्थभृङ्गायते ॥asraṃ locanakoṇa eva kṛpaṇadravyāyate sarvadā |
kaṇṭhe kākuvacaḥ prasuptakamalakroḍasthabhṛṅgāyate ||
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.
Asra (अस्र): defined in 9 categories.
Locana (लोचन): defined in 15 categories.
Kona (koṇa, कोण): defined in 15 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Kripana (krpana, kṛpaṇa, कृपण): defined in 8 categories.
Dravya (द्रव्य): defined in 18 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Sarvada (sarvadā, सर्वदा): defined in 9 categories.
Kantha (kaṇṭha, कण्ठ): defined in 20 categories.
Vaca (वच): defined in 16 categories.
Vacas (वचस्): defined in 2 categories.
Prasupta (प्रसुप्त): defined in 6 categories.
Kamala (कमल): defined in 22 categories.
Kroda (kroḍa, क्रोड): defined in 7 categories.
Tha (थ): defined in 8 categories.
Bhringa (bhrnga, bhṛṅga, भृङ्ग): defined in 12 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: “asraṃ locanakoṇa eva kṛpaṇadravyāyate sarvadā”
- asram -
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asra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- locana -
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locana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]locana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- koṇa* -
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koṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṛpaṇa -
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kṛpaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛpaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dravyāya -
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dravya (noun, masculine)[dative single]dravya (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- sarvadā -
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sarvadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarvadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kaṇṭhe kākuvacaḥ prasuptakamalakroḍasthabhṛṅgāyate”
- kaṇṭhe -
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kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[locative single]√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- kāku -
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kāku (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vacaḥ -
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vacas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vacas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vaca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prasupta -
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prasupta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prasupta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kamala -
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kamala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kamala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kroḍas -
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kroḍa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tha -
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tha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhṛṅgāya -
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bhṛṅga (noun, masculine)[dative single]bhṛṅga (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive 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 4021 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.