Sanskrit quote nr. 8377 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कण्टकेनापि विद्धस्य महती वेदना भवेत् ।
चक्रभीषणखड्गाद्यैर् मार्यमाणस्य किं पुनः ॥kaṇṭakenāpi viddhasya mahatī vedanā bhavet |
cakrabhīṣaṇakhaḍgādyair māryamāṇasya kiṃ punaḥ ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Viddha (विद्ध): defined in 12 categories.
Mahat (महत्): defined in 6 categories.
Mahati (mahatī, महती): defined in 10 categories.
Vedana (वेदन, vedanā, वेदना): defined in 12 categories.
Cakra (चक्र): defined in 27 categories.
Bhishana (bhisana, bhīṣaṇa, भीषण): defined in 15 categories.
Khadga (khaḍga, खड्ग): defined in 20 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 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, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), 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: “kaṇṭakenāpi viddhasya mahatī vedanā bhavet”
- kaṇṭakenā -
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kaṇṭaka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- viddhasya -
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viddha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]viddha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√vidh -> viddha (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √vidh class 6 verb]√vidh -> viddha (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √vidh class 6 verb]√vidh -> viddha (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √vidh class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vidh class 6 verb]√vidh -> viddha (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √vidh class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vidh class 6 verb]√vyadh -> viddha (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √vyadh class 4 verb]√vyadh -> viddha (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √vyadh class 4 verb]
- mahatī -
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mahatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]mahat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vedanā* -
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vedana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vedanā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “cakrabhīṣaṇakhaḍgādyair māryamāṇasya kiṃ punaḥ”
- cakra -
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cakra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cakra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]√kṛ (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√kṛ (verb class 5)[perfect active second plural]√kṛ (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√kṛ (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√kṛ (verb class 6)[perfect active second plural]
- bhīṣaṇa -
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bhīṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhīṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- khaḍgād -
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khaḍga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]khaḍga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- yair -
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ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- māryamāṇasya -
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√mṛ -> māryamāṇa (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √mṛ]√mṛ -> māryamāṇa (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √mṛ]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive 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 8377 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.