Sanskrit quote nr. 4354 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आखुः कैलासशैलं तुलयति करटस्तार्क्ष्यमांसाभिलाषी ।
बभ्रुर्लाङ्गूलमूलं चलयति चपलस्तक्षकाहिं जिघांसुः ॥ākhuḥ kailāsaśailaṃ tulayati karaṭastārkṣyamāṃsābhilāṣī |
babhrurlāṅgūlamūlaṃ calayati capalastakṣakāhiṃ jighāṃsuḥ ||
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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.
Akhu (ākhu, आखु): defined in 8 categories.
Kailasa (kailāsa, कैलास): defined in 15 categories.
Shaila (saila, śaila, शैल): defined in 13 categories.
Karata (karaṭa, करट): defined in 8 categories.
Tarkshya (tarksya, tārkṣya, तार्क्ष्य): defined in 8 categories.
Abhilashin (abhilasin, abhilāṣin, अभिलाषिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Babhru (बभ्रु): defined in 6 categories.
Langula (lāṅgūla, लाङ्गूल): defined in 7 categories.
Mula (mūla, मूल): defined in 27 categories.
Cala (चल): defined in 21 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Capala (चपल): defined in 17 categories.
Takshaka (taksaka, takṣaka, तक्षक): defined in 14 categories.
Ahi (अहि): defined in 16 categories.
Jighamsu (jighāṃsu, जिघांसु): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Marathi, Kannada, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Nepali, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Hinduism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Buddhism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “ākhuḥ kailāsaśailaṃ tulayati karaṭastārkṣyamāṃsābhilāṣī”
- ākhuḥ -
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ākhu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ākhu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kailāsa -
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kailāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śailam -
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śaila (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śaila (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śailā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tulayati -
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√tul -> tulayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √tul class 10 verb]√tul -> tulayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √tul class 10 verb]√tul (verb class 10)[present active third single]
- karaṭas -
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karaṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tārkṣyam -
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tārkṣya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tārkṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- āṃ -
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ā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]o (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhilāṣī -
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abhilāṣin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “babhrurlāṅgūlamūlaṃ calayati capalastakṣakāhiṃ jighāṃsuḥ”
- babhrur -
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babhru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√bhṛ (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]√bhṛ (verb class 2)[perfect active third plural]√bhṛ (verb class 3)[perfect active third plural]
- lāṅgūla -
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lāṅgūla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mūlam -
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mūla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mūla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mūlā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cala -
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cala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√cal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- yati -
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yati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- capalas -
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capala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- takṣakā -
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takṣaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ahim -
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ahi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- jighāṃsuḥ -
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jighāṃsu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]jighāṃsu (noun, feminine)[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 4354 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.