Sanskrit quote nr. 4348 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आक्षिपसि कर्णमक्ष्णा ।
बलिरपि बद्धस्त्वया त्रिधा मध्ये ॥ākṣipasi karṇamakṣṇā |
balirapi baddhastvayā tridhā madhye ||
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.
Karna (karṇa, कर्ण): defined in 22 categories.
Akshan (aksan, akṣan, अक्षन्): defined in 2 categories.
Bali (बलि): defined in 22 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Baddha (बद्ध): defined in 15 categories.
Tva (tvā, त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Dha (ध, dhā, धा): defined in 8 categories.
Madhye (मध्ये): defined in 2 categories.
Madhya (मध्य, madhyā, मध्या): defined in 23 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Prakrit, Shaiva philosophy, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Buddhism, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), 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: “ākṣipasi karṇamakṣṇā”
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- kṣipasi -
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√kṣip (verb class 6)[present active second single]
- karṇam -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- akṣṇā -
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akṣan (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “balirapi baddhastvayā tridhā madhye”
- balir -
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bali (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- baddhas -
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baddha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tvayā -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- tri -
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tri (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- dhā* -
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dha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]dhā (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- madhye -
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madhye (indeclinable)[indeclinable]madhya (noun, masculine)[locative single]madhya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]madhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 4348 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.