Sanskrit quote nr. 8818 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्णाटं देहि कर्णाधिकविधिविहितत्याग लाटं ललाट- ।
प्रोत्तुङ्ग द्राविडं वा प्रचलभुजबलप्रौढिमागाढराढम् ॥karṇāṭaṃ dehi karṇādhikavidhivihitatyāga lāṭaṃ lalāṭa- |
prottuṅga drāviḍaṃ vā pracalabhujabalaprauḍhimāgāḍharāḍham ||
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.
Karnata (karṇāṭa, कर्णाट): defined in 5 categories.
Dehin (देहिन्): defined in 11 categories.
Karna (karṇa, कर्ण): defined in 22 categories.
Adhika (अधिक): defined in 11 categories.
Vidhivihita (विधिविहित): defined in 2 categories.
Tyaga (tyāga, त्याग): defined in 16 categories.
Lata (lāṭa, लाट): defined in 19 categories.
Lalata (lalāṭa, ललाट): defined in 15 categories.
Prottunga (prottuṅga, प्रोत्तुङ्ग): defined in 3 categories.
Dravida (drāviḍa, द्राविड): defined in 11 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Pracala (प्रचल): defined in 5 categories.
Bhuja (भुज): defined in 10 categories.
Bala (बल): defined in 30 categories.
Praudhiman (prauḍhiman, प्रौढिमन्): defined in 1 categories.
Gadha (gāḍha, गाढ): defined in 10 categories.
Radha (rāḍha, राढ): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Buddhist philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Buddhism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “karṇāṭaṃ dehi karṇādhikavidhivihitatyāga lāṭaṃ lalāṭa-”
- karṇāṭam -
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karṇāṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- dehi -
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dehī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]dehin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]dehin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√dā (verb class 3)[imperative active second single]
- karṇā -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- adhika -
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adhika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adhika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidhivihita -
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vidhivihita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vidhivihita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tyāga -
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tyāga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- lāṭam -
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lāṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lāṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- lalāṭa -
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lalāṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√laṭ (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- Line 2: “prottuṅga drāviḍaṃ vā pracalabhujabalaprauḍhimāgāḍharāḍham”
- prottuṅga -
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prottuṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prottuṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- drāviḍam -
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drāviḍa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]drāviḍa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- pracala -
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pracala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pracala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhuja -
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bhuja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√bhuj (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- bala -
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bala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- prauḍhimā -
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prauḍhiman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gāḍha -
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gāḍha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gāḍha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rāḍham -
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rāḍha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rāḍha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rāḍhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 8818 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.