Sanskrit quote nr. 4067 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहल्याकेलिकालेऽभूत् कन्दर्पाणां शतद्वयम् ।
तत्पञ्चबाणभिन्नाक्षः सहस्राक्षोऽन्धतां गतः ॥ahalyākelikāle'bhūt kandarpāṇāṃ śatadvayam |
tatpañcabāṇabhinnākṣaḥ sahasrākṣo'ndhatāṃ gataḥ ||
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.
Ahali (अहलि): defined in 2 categories.
Ahalya (ahalyā, अहल्या): defined in 4 categories.
Kelika (केलिक, kelikā, केलिका): defined in 2 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Ali (अलि): defined in 16 categories.
Kandarpa (कन्दर्प, kandarpā, कन्दर्पा): defined in 7 categories.
Shatadvaya (satadvaya, śatadvaya, शतद्वय): defined in 2 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Pancabana (pañcabāṇa, पञ्चबाण): defined in 5 categories.
Bhinna (भिन्न, bhinnā, भिन्ना): defined in 14 categories.
Aksha (aksa, akṣa, अक्ष): defined in 15 categories.
Sahasraksha (sahasraksa, sahasrākṣa, सहस्राक्ष): defined in 7 categories.
Andhata (andhatā, अन्धता): defined in 2 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gata (गत): defined in 10 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: “ahalyākelikāle'bhūt kandarpāṇāṃ śatadvayam”
- ahalyā -
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ahali (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]ahalyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kelikā -
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kelika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kelika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kelikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ale' -
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ala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ali (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√al (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- abhūt -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[aorist active third single]
- kandarpāṇām -
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kandarpa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]kandarpā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- śatadvayam -
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śatadvaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “tatpañcabāṇabhinnākṣaḥ sahasrākṣo'ndhatāṃ gataḥ”
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- pañcabāṇa -
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pañcabāṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhinnā -
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bhinna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhinna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]bhinnā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akṣaḥ -
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akṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṣar (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
- sahasrākṣo' -
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sahasrākṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- andhatām -
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andhatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- gataḥ -
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gat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]gata (noun, masculine)[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 4067 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.