Sanskrit quote nr. 5615 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आस्कन्धावधि कण्ठकाण्डविपिने द्राक् चन्द्रहासासिना ।
छेत्तुं प्रक्रमिते मयैव तरसा त्रुट्यच्छिरासंततौ ॥āskandhāvadhi kaṇṭhakāṇḍavipine drāk candrahāsāsinā |
chettuṃ prakramite mayaiva tarasā truṭyacchirāsaṃtatau ||
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.
Skandha (स्कन्ध): defined in 14 categories.
Kanthaka (kaṇṭhaka, कण्ठक): defined in 6 categories.
Anda (aṇḍa, अण्ड): defined in 13 categories.
Vipina (विपिन): defined in 7 categories.
Drak (drāk, द्राक्): defined in 1 categories.
Candrahasa (candrahāsa, चन्द्रहास, candrahāsā, चन्द्रहासा): defined in 5 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Maya (मय, mayā, मया): defined in 29 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Tarasa (tarasā, तरसा): defined in 7 categories.
Taras (तरस्): defined in 3 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: “āskandhāvadhi kaṇṭhakāṇḍavipine drāk candrahāsāsinā”
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- skandhāva -
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skandha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- adhi -
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adhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]adhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- kaṇṭhakā -
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kaṇṭhaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- aṇḍa -
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aṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vipine -
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vipina (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- drāk -
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drāk (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- candrahāsā -
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candrahāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]candrahāsa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]candrahāsā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asinā -
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asi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “chettuṃ prakramite mayaiva tarasā truṭyacchirāsaṃtatau”
- chettum -
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√chid -> chettum (infinitive)[infinitive from √chid]√chid -> chettum (infinitive)[infinitive from √chid]
- prakramite -
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- mayai -
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maya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]√mā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]√may (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]√mī (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- tarasā -
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tarasā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]taras (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]taras (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tarasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- truṭyacch -
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√truṭ -> truṭyat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √truṭ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √truṭ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √truṭ class 4 verb]
- śirā -
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śira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- asantatau -
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asantata (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [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 5615 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.