Sanskrit quote nr. 8397 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कण्ठस्य विदधे कान्तिं मुक्ताभरणता यथा ।
तस्याः स्वभावरम्यस्य मुक्ताभरणता तथा ॥kaṇṭhasya vidadhe kāntiṃ muktābharaṇatā yathā |
tasyāḥ svabhāvaramyasya muktābharaṇatā tathā ||
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.
Kantha (kaṇṭha, कण्ठ): defined in 20 categories.
Vida (विद): defined in 9 categories.
Dha (ध, dhā, धा): defined in 8 categories.
Dhi (धि): defined in 14 categories.
Kanti (kānti, कान्ति): defined in 16 categories.
Muktabharana (muktābharaṇa, मुक्ताभरण): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Svabhava (svabhāva, स्वभाव): defined in 18 categories.
Ramya (रम्य): defined in 14 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil, Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “kaṇṭhasya vidadhe kāntiṃ muktābharaṇatā yathā”
- kaṇṭhasya -
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kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- vida -
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vida (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vida (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vid (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]
- dhe -
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dha (noun, masculine)[locative single]dha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dhā (noun, masculine)[dative single]dhi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- kāntim -
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kānti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- muktābharaṇa -
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muktābharaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]muktābharaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- 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]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “tasyāḥ svabhāvaramyasya muktābharaṇatā tathā”
- tasyāḥ -
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sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- svabhāva -
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svabhāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ramyasya -
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ramya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ramya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√ram -> ramya (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √ram class 1 verb], [genitive single from √ram]√ram -> ramya (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √ram class 1 verb], [genitive single from √ram]
- muktābharaṇa -
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muktābharaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]muktābharaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tā -
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tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]tan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 8397 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.