Sanskrit quote nr. 5712 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आहारो गरलं तृतीयमलिके चक्षुः कपालं करे ।
वासः कुञ्जरचर्म भस्मनि रतिर्भूषा भुजङ्गाधिपः ॥āhāro garalaṃ tṛtīyamalike cakṣuḥ kapālaṃ kare |
vāsaḥ kuñjaracarma bhasmani ratirbhūṣā bhujaṅgādhipaḥ ||
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.
Ahara (āhāra, आहार): defined in 15 categories.
Garala (गरल): defined in 6 categories.
Tritiyam (trtiyam, tṛtīyam, तृतीयम्): defined in 1 categories.
Tritiya (trtiya, tṛtīya, तृतीय): defined in 11 categories.
Alika (अलिक): defined in 5 categories.
Cakshus (caksus, cakṣus, चक्षुस्): defined in 17 categories.
Kapala (kapāla, कपाल): defined in 17 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Vasas (vāsas, वासस्): defined in 7 categories.
Vasa (vāsa, वास): defined in 24 categories.
Kunjara (kuñjara, कुञ्जर): defined in 14 categories.
Carman (चर्मन्): defined in 16 categories.
Rati (रति): defined in 24 categories.
Bhujanga (bhujaṅga, भुजङ्ग): defined in 11 categories.
Adhipa (अधिप, adhipā, अधिपा): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Biology (plants and animals), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shilpashastra (iconography), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Jain philosophy, Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nepali, Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Kavyashastra (science of 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: “āhāro garalaṃ tṛtīyamalike cakṣuḥ kapālaṃ kare”
- āhāro* -
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āhāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- garalam -
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garala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tṛtīyam -
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tṛtīyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tṛtīya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tṛtīya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tṛtīyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- alike -
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alika (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- cakṣuḥ -
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cakṣus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cakṣus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cakṣu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṣai (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]
- kapālam -
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kapāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kapāla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kare -
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kari (noun, masculine)[vocative single]kari (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kara (noun, masculine)[locative single]kara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- Line 2: “vāsaḥ kuñjaracarma bhasmani ratirbhūṣā bhujaṅgādhipaḥ”
- vāsaḥ -
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vāsas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kuñjara -
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kuñjara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- carma -
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carma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]carma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]carman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhasmani -
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bhasman (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhasman (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- ratir -
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rati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- bhūṣā* -
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bhūṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhujaṅgā -
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bhujaṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhujaṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- adhipaḥ -
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adhipa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]adhipā (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive 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 5712 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.