Sanskrit quote nr. 8833 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्णेजपः कुटिलमूर्तिरसव्यपाणिर् ।
अग्रेसरस् तदितरस् तव बद्धमुष्टिः ॥karṇejapaḥ kuṭilamūrtirasavyapāṇir |
agresaras taditaras tava baddhamuṣṭiḥ ||
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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.
Karnejapa (karṇejapa, कर्णेजप): defined in 3 categories.
Agresara (अग्रेसर): defined in 3 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Itara (इतर): defined in 9 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Baddhamushti (baddhamusti, baddhamuṣṭi, बद्धमुष्टि): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Jainism, Pali, Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life)
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: “karṇejapaḥ kuṭilamūrtirasavyapāṇir”
- karṇejapaḥ -
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karṇejapa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse kuṭilamūrtirasavyapāṇir
- Line 2: “agresaras taditaras tava baddhamuṣṭiḥ”
- agresaras -
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agresara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- itaras -
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itara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- baddhamuṣṭiḥ -
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baddhamuṣṭi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]baddhamuṣṭi (noun, feminine)[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 8833 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.