Sanskrit quote nr. 6414 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्कर्णं करिणां गणेन विकसन्मोदं चिराद् बर्हिभिः ।
क्रीडाकेशरिभिश्च पञ्जरगतैः कोपस्फुरल्लोचनम् ॥utkarṇaṃ kariṇāṃ gaṇena vikasanmodaṃ cirād barhibhiḥ |
krīḍākeśaribhiśca pañjaragataiḥ kopasphurallocanam ||
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.
Utkarna (utkarṇa, उत्कर्ण): defined in 1 categories.
Karin (करिन्): defined in 16 categories.
Gana (gaṇa, गण): defined in 21 categories.
Vikasat (विकसत्): defined in 3 categories.
Moda (मोद): defined in 9 categories.
Cirat (cirāt, चिरात्): defined in 2 categories.
Cira (चिर): defined in 16 categories.
Cirad (cirād, चिराद्): defined in 1 categories.
Barhi (बर्हि): defined in 5 categories.
Barhin (बर्हिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Krida (krīḍā, क्रीडा): defined in 10 categories.
Keshari (kesari, keśari, केशरि): defined in 13 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Panjara (pañjara, पञ्जर): defined in 13 categories.
Gata (गत): defined in 10 categories.
Kopa (कोप): defined in 12 categories.
Sphurat (स्फुरत्): defined in 6 categories.
Locana (लोचन): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Buddhism
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: “utkarṇaṃ kariṇāṃ gaṇena vikasanmodaṃ cirād barhibhiḥ”
- utkarṇam -
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utkarṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]utkarṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]utkarṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kariṇām -
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karin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]karin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- gaṇena -
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gaṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- vikasan -
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vikasat (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]vikasat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√vikas -> vikasat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vikas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vikas class 1 verb]√vikas -> vikasat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vikas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vikas class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vikas class 1 verb]
- modam -
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moda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]modā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cirād -
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cirāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]cira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]cirād (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- barhibhiḥ -
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barhi (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]barhin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]barhin (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “krīḍākeśaribhiśca pañjaragataiḥ kopasphurallocanam”
- krīḍā -
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krīḍā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- keśaribhiś -
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keśari (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]keśarin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]keśarin (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pañjara -
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pañjara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pañjara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gataiḥ -
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gata (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]gata (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- kopa -
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kopa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sphural -
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sphurat (noun, masculine)[compound]sphurat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sphur class 6 verb]
- locanam -
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locana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]locana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]locanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 6414 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.