Sanskrit quote nr. 8365 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कठिनास्तीक्ष्णवक्त्राश्च तीक्ष्णोदर्कास् तथैव च ।
गणकैः किं नु लेखन्यस् ता वा किं ते विनिर्मिताः ॥kaṭhināstīkṣṇavaktrāśca tīkṣṇodarkās tathaiva ca |
gaṇakaiḥ kiṃ nu lekhanyas tā vā kiṃ te vinirmitāḥ ||
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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.
Kathina (kaṭhina, कठिन, kaṭhinā, कठिना): defined in 8 categories.
Tikshnavaktra (tiksnavaktra, tīkṣṇavaktra, तीक्ष्णवक्त्र, tīkṣṇavaktrā, तीक्ष्णवक्त्रा): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Tikshna (tiksna, tīkṣṇa, तीक्ष्ण, tīkṣṇā, तीक्ष्णा): defined in 15 categories.
Udarka (उदर्क): defined in 4 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Ganaka (gaṇaka, गणक): defined in 11 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Lekhani (lekhanī, लेखनी): defined in 5 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vinirmita (विनिर्मित, vinirmitā, विनिर्मिता): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Prakrit
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: “kaṭhināstīkṣṇavaktrāśca tīkṣṇodarkās tathaiva ca”
- kaṭhinās -
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kaṭhina (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kaṭhinā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tīkṣṇavaktrāś -
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tīkṣṇavaktra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tīkṣṇavaktrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tīkṣṇo -
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tīkṣṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tīkṣṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tīkṣṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- udarkās -
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udarka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- tathai -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “gaṇakaiḥ kiṃ nu lekhanyas tā vā kiṃ te vinirmitāḥ”
- gaṇakaiḥ -
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gaṇaka (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]gaṇaka (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- nu -
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nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- lekhanyas -
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lekhanī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- tā* -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- vinirmitāḥ -
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vinirmita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vinirmitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 8365 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.