Sanskrit quote nr. 6439 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्क्षिप्तं करक कणद्वयमिदं बद्धा दृढं मेखला ।
यत्नेन प्रतिपादिता मुखरयोर्मञ्जीरयोर्मूकता ॥utkṣiptaṃ karaka kaṇadvayamidaṃ baddhā dṛḍhaṃ mekhalā |
yatnena pratipāditā mukharayormañjīrayormūkatā ||
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.
Utkshipta (utksipta, utkṣipta, उत्क्षिप्त): defined in 6 categories.
Karaka (करक): defined in 20 categories.
Kanat (kaṇat, कणत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vaya (वय): defined in 9 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Baddha (बद्ध, baddhā, बद्धा): defined in 15 categories.
Dridha (drdha, dṛḍha, दृढ): defined in 13 categories.
Mekhala (mekhalā, मेखला): defined in 15 categories.
Yatna (यत्न): defined in 8 categories.
Pratipadita (pratipādita, प्रतिपादित, pratipāditā, प्रतिपादिता): defined in 3 categories.
Mukhara (मुखर, mukharā, मुखरा): defined in 12 categories.
Manjira (mañjīra, मञ्जीर, mañjīrā, मञ्जीरा): defined in 7 categories.
Mukata (mūkatā, मूकता): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Prakrit, Kavya (poetry), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil
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: “utkṣiptaṃ karaka kaṇadvayamidaṃ baddhā dṛḍhaṃ mekhalā”
- utkṣiptam -
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utkṣipta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]utkṣipta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]utkṣiptā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- karaka -
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karaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]karaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kaṇad -
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√kaṇ -> kaṇat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kaṇ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kaṇ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaṇ class 1 verb]
- vayam -
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vaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative dual]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- baddhā* -
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baddha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]baddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dṛḍham -
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dṛḍha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dṛḍha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dṛḍhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mekhalā -
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mekhalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “yatnena pratipāditā mukharayormañjīrayormūkatā”
- yatnena -
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yatna (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- pratipāditā* -
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pratipādita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pratipāditā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mukharayor -
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mukhara (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]mukhara (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]mukharā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- mañjīrayor -
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mañjīra (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]mañjīra (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]mañjīrā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- mūkatā -
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mūkatā (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 6439 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.