Sanskrit quote nr. 6845 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्भिन्ना कलकण्ठकण्ठकुहरात् कर्णामृतस्यन्दिनी ।
हृद्या यद्यपि मार्दवैकवसतिः सा काकलीहुंकृतिः ॥udbhinnā kalakaṇṭhakaṇṭhakuharāt karṇāmṛtasyandinī |
hṛdyā yadyapi mārdavaikavasatiḥ sā kākalīhuṃkṛtiḥ ||
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.
Udbhinna (udbhinnā, उद्भिन्ना): defined in 3 categories.
Kalakantha (kalakaṇṭha, कलकण्ठ): defined in 5 categories.
Kantha (kaṇṭha, कण्ठ): defined in 20 categories.
Kuhara (कुहर): defined in 12 categories.
Karnamrita (karnamrta, karṇāmṛta, कर्णामृत): defined in 2 categories.
Syandin (स्यन्दिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Syandini (syandinī, स्यन्दिनी): defined in 1 categories.
Hridya (hrdya, hṛdya, हृद्य, hṛdyā, हृद्या): defined in 6 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Mardava (mārdava, मार्दव): defined in 9 categories.
Aika (ऐक): defined in 2 categories.
Vasati (वसति): defined in 9 categories.
Kakali (kākali, काकलि, kākalī, काकली): defined in 3 categories.
Hum (हुम्): defined in 10 categories.
Kriti (krti, kṛti, कृति): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Kannada, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Biology (plants and animals), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “udbhinnā kalakaṇṭhakaṇṭhakuharāt karṇāmṛtasyandinī”
- udbhinnā -
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udbhinnā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kalakaṇṭha -
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kalakaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kaṇṭha -
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kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kuharāt -
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kuhara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]kuhara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- karṇāmṛta -
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karṇāmṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- syandinī -
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syandinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]syandin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “hṛdyā yadyapi mārdavaikavasatiḥ sā kākalīhuṃkṛtiḥ”
- hṛdyā* -
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hṛdya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]hṛdyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yadya -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- mārdavai -
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mārdava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mārdava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aika -
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aika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vasatiḥ -
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vasati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]vasati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kākalī -
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kākalī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kākali (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- huṅ -
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hum (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kṛtiḥ -
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kṛti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]kṛti (noun, masculine)[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 6845 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.