Sanskrit quote nr. 8715 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
करपातैर्दुरालोकैस् तीक्ष्णः संतापयन् प्रजाः ।
भानुर्न भवता तुल्यः क्षणसंरक्तमण्डलः ॥karapātairdurālokais tīkṣṇaḥ saṃtāpayan prajāḥ |
bhānurna bhavatā tulyaḥ kṣaṇasaṃraktamaṇḍalaḥ ||
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.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Pata (pāta, पात): defined in 20 categories.
Duraloka (durāloka, दुरालोक): defined in 1 categories.
Tikshna (tiksna, tīkṣṇa, तीक्ष्ण): defined in 15 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Praja (प्रज, prajā, प्रजा): defined in 7 categories.
Prajas (प्रजस्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhanu (bhānu, भानु): defined in 15 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Tulya (तुल्य): defined in 14 categories.
Kshana (ksana, kṣaṇa, क्षण): defined in 13 categories.
Samrakta (saṃrakta, संरक्त): defined in 2 categories.
Anda (aṇḍa, अण्ड): defined in 13 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Yoga (school of philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), 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: “karapātairdurālokais tīkṣṇaḥ saṃtāpayan prajāḥ”
- kara -
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kara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- pātair -
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pāta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]pāta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- durālokais -
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durāloka (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]durāloka (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- tīkṣṇaḥ -
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tīkṣṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- santāpa -
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santāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yan -
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yat (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- prajāḥ -
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praja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prajā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]prajas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “bhānurna bhavatā tulyaḥ kṣaṇasaṃraktamaṇḍalaḥ”
- bhānur -
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bhānu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]bhānu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhavatā -
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bhavat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tulyaḥ -
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tulya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tul class 10 verb]
- kṣaṇa -
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kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃraktam -
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saṃrakta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saṃrakta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saṃraktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aṇḍa -
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aṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- laḥ -
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las (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]las (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]la (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 8715 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.