Sanskrit quote nr. 8378 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कण्टकैरिव विदारितपादः ।
पद्मिनीपरिचितैरपराद्रेः ॥kaṇṭakairiva vidāritapādaḥ |
padminīparicitairaparādreḥ ||
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.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Vidarita (vidārita, विदारित): defined in 5 categories.
Pada (pāda, पाद): defined in 28 categories.
Padmin (पद्मिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Padmini (padminī, पद्मिनी): defined in 12 categories.
Paricita (परिचित): defined in 6 categories.
Apara (अपर): defined in 15 categories.
Ra (र, rā, रा): defined in 11 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, Prakrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), 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: “kaṇṭakairiva vidāritapādaḥ”
- kaṇṭakair -
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kaṇṭaka (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vidārita -
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vidārita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vidārita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pādaḥ -
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pāda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “padminīparicitairaparādreḥ”
- padminī -
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padminī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]padmin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- paricitair -
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paricita (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]paricita (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- aparād -
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apara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]apara (noun, neuter)[ablative single]
- re -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [dative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [dative single]ra (noun, masculine)[locative single]ra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]rā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- eḥ -
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i (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]e (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single], [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 8378 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.