Sanskrit quote nr. 8679 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कम्पन्ते कपयो भृशं जडकृशं गोऽजाविकं ग्लायति ।
श्वा चुल्लीकुहरोदरं क्षणमपि क्षिप्तोऽपि नैवोज्ज्ञति ॥kampante kapayo bhṛśaṃ jaḍakṛśaṃ go'jāvikaṃ glāyati |
śvā cullīkuharodaraṃ kṣaṇamapi kṣipto'pi naivojjñati ||
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.
Kapi (कपि): defined in 11 categories.
Bhrisham (bhrsam, bhṛśam, भृशम्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhrisha (bhrsa, bhṛśa, भृश): defined in 8 categories.
Jada (jaḍa, जड): defined in 15 categories.
Krisha (krsa, kṛśa, कृश): defined in 11 categories.
Ga (ग): defined in 9 categories.
Gu (गु): defined in 6 categories.
Ajavika (ajāvika, अजाविक): defined in 2 categories.
Glayat (glāyat, ग्लायत्): defined in 1 categories.
Shvan (svan, śvan, श्वन्): defined in 5 categories.
Culli (चुल्लि, cullī, चुल्ली): defined in 8 categories.
Kuhara (कुहर): defined in 12 categories.
Udara (उदर): defined in 18 categories.
Kshanam (ksanam, kṣaṇam, क्षणम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshana (ksana, kṣaṇa, क्षण): defined in 13 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kshipta (ksipta, kṣipta, क्षिप्त): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy)
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: “kampante kapayo bhṛśaṃ jaḍakṛśaṃ go'jāvikaṃ glāyati”
- kampante -
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√kamp (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- kapayo* -
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kapi (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- bhṛśam -
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bhṛśam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhṛśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhṛśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhṛśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jaḍa -
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jaḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jaḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṛśam -
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kṛśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- go' -
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go (noun, masculine)[compound]ga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]gu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- ajāvikam -
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ajāvika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- glāyati -
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√glai -> glāyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √glai class 1 verb], [locative single from √glai class 2 verb]√glai -> glāyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √glai class 1 verb], [locative single from √glai class 2 verb]√glai -> glāyatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √glai class 2 verb]√glai (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “śvā cullīkuharodaraṃ kṣaṇamapi kṣipto'pi naivojjñati”
- śvā -
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śvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cullī -
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cullī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]culli (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kuharo -
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kuhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kuhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- udaram -
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udara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kṣaṇam -
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kṣaṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kṣipto' -
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kṣipta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṣip -> kṣipta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṣip class 4 verb], [nominative single from √kṣip class 6 verb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Cannot analyse naivojjñati
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 8679 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.