Sanskrit quote nr. 4309 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आकृष्टः शिखया नखैर्विलिखितः स्पृष्टः कपोलस्थले ।
मौलौ दामभिराहतः प्रतिदिशं क्रामन् सलीलं पथि ॥ākṛṣṭaḥ śikhayā nakhairvilikhitaḥ spṛṣṭaḥ kapolasthale |
maulau dāmabhirāhataḥ pratidiśaṃ krāman salīlaṃ pathi ||
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.
Akrishta (akrsta, ākṛṣṭa, आकृष्ट): defined in 10 categories.
Shikha (sikha, śikhā, शिखा): defined in 20 categories.
Nakha (नख): defined in 15 categories.
Vilikhita (विलिखित): defined in 3 categories.
Sprishta (sprsta, spṛṣṭa, स्पृष्ट): defined in 6 categories.
Kapola (कपोल): defined in 9 categories.
Tha (थ): defined in 8 categories.
La (ल, lā, ला): defined in 10 categories.
Li (लि): defined in 7 categories.
Maula (मौल): defined in 6 categories.
Mauli (मौलि): defined in 15 categories.
Daman (dāman, दामन्): defined in 6 categories.
Ahata (āhata, आहत): defined in 10 categories.
Pratidisham (pratidisam, pratidiśam, प्रतिदिशम्): defined in 1 categories.
Kramat (krāmat, क्रामत्): defined in 1 categories.
Salila (salīla, सलील): defined in 12 categories.
Pathin (पथिन्): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry)
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: “ākṛṣṭaḥ śikhayā nakhairvilikhitaḥ spṛṣṭaḥ kapolasthale”
- ākṛṣṭaḥ -
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ākṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śikhayā -
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śikhā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- nakhair -
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nakha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]nakha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- vilikhitaḥ -
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vilikhita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- spṛṣṭaḥ -
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spṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√spṛś -> spṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √spṛś class 6 verb]
- kapolas -
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kapola (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tha -
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tha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- le -
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la (noun, masculine)[locative single]lā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]li (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “maulau dāmabhirāhataḥ pratidiśaṃ krāman salīlaṃ pathi”
- maulau -
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maula (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mauli (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- dāmabhir -
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dāman (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]dāman (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- āhataḥ -
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āhata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pratidiśam -
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pratidiśam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- krāman -
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krāmat (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√kram -> krāmat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kram class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kram class 1 verb]
- salīlam -
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salīla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]salīla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]salīlā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pathi -
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pathin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [locative 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 4309 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.