Sanskrit quote nr. 4070 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहह किमधुना मुधैव बध्नास्य् ।
अनुचितकारिणि कर्णदन्तपत्रम् ॥ahaha kimadhunā mudhaiva badhnāsy |
anucitakāriṇi karṇadantapatram ||
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.
Ahaha (अहह): defined in 7 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Mudha (mudhā, मुधा): defined in 15 categories.
Anucita (अनुचित): defined in 9 categories.
Karini (kāriṇī, कारिणी): defined in 9 categories.
Karin (kārin, कारिन्): defined in 16 categories.
Karna (karṇa, कर्ण): defined in 22 categories.
Danta (दन्त): defined in 20 categories.
Pat (पत्): defined in 3 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), India history, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “ahaha kimadhunā mudhaiva badhnāsy”
- ahaha -
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ahaha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- adhunā* -
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√dhū (verb class 9)[imperfect active second single]
- mudhai -
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mudhā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- Cannot analyse badhnāsy
- Line 2: “anucitakāriṇi karṇadantapatram”
- anucita -
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anucita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anucita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāriṇi -
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kāriṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]kāri (noun, neuter)[locative single]kārin (noun, masculine)[locative single]kārin (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- karṇa -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- danta -
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danta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pat -
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pat (noun, masculine)[compound]pad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ram -
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ra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 4070 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.