Sanskrit quote nr. 8373 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कण्टकान् कूपमग्निं च वर्जयन्ति यथा नराः ।
तथा नृशंसकर्माणं वर्जयन्ति नरा नरम् ॥kaṇṭakān kūpamagniṃ ca varjayanti yathā narāḥ |
tathā nṛśaṃsakarmāṇaṃ varjayanti narā naram ||
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.
Kantaka (kaṇṭaka, कण्टक): defined in 12 categories.
Kupa (kūpa, कूप): defined in 16 categories.
Agni (अग्नि): defined in 24 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Varja (वर्ज): defined in 4 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Nrishamsa (nrsamsa, nṛśaṃsa, नृशंस): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “kaṇṭakān kūpamagniṃ ca varjayanti yathā narāḥ”
- kaṇṭakān -
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kaṇṭaka (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- kūpam -
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kūpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- agnim -
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agni (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- varja -
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varja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]varja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yanti -
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yanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- narāḥ -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “tathā nṛśaṃsakarmāṇaṃ varjayanti narā naram”
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nṛśaṃsa -
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nṛśaṃsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nṛśaṃsa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- karmā -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- āṇam -
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√aṇ (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- varja -
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varja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]varja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yanti -
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yanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- narā* -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- naram -
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nara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 8373 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.