Sanskrit quote nr. 8615 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कपाले मार्जारः पय इति करान् लेढि शशिनः ।
तरुच्छिद्रप्रोतान् बिसमिति करी संकलयति ॥kapāle mārjāraḥ paya iti karān leḍhi śaśinaḥ |
tarucchidraprotān bisamiti karī saṃkalayati ||
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.
Kapala (kapāla, कपाल): defined in 17 categories.
Marjara (mārjāra, मार्जार): defined in 12 categories.
Payas (पयस्): defined in 16 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Rud (रुद्): defined in 1 categories.
Shi (si, śī, शी): defined in 6 categories.
Dra (द्र): defined in 4 categories.
Prota (प्रोत): defined in 4 categories.
Bisa (बिस): defined in 7 categories.
Karin (करिन्): defined in 16 categories.
Sankala (saṅkala, सङ्कल): defined in 6 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “kapāle mārjāraḥ paya iti karān leḍhi śaśinaḥ”
- kapāle -
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kapāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]kapāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kapāli (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- mārjāraḥ -
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mārjāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paya* -
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payas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- karān -
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kara (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- leḍhi -
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√lih (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- śaśinaḥ -
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śaśin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “tarucchidraprotān bisamiti karī saṃkalayati”
- ta -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound]
- rucch -
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rud (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]rud (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]rud (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śi -
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śi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śī (noun, feminine)[adverb]śī (noun, masculine)[adverb]śī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dra -
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dra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- protān -
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prota (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- bisam -
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bisa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- karī -
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karī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kari (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kari (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]karin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- saṅkala -
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saṅkala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yati -
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yati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
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 8615 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.