Sanskrit quote nr. 8836 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्णे तत् कथयन्ति दुन्दुभिरवै राष्ट्रे यदुद्घोषितं ।
तन्नम्राङ्गतया वदन्ति करुणं यस्मात् त्रपावान् भवेत् ॥karṇe tat kathayanti dundubhiravai rāṣṭre yadudghoṣitaṃ |
tannamrāṅgatayā vadanti karuṇaṃ yasmāt trapāvān bhavet ||
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.
Karna (karṇa, कर्ण): defined in 22 categories.
Karni (karṇi, कर्णि): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Dundu (दुन्दु): defined in 4 categories.
Dundubhi (दुन्दुभि): defined in 20 categories.
Rashtra (rastra, rāṣṭra, राष्ट्र): defined in 12 categories.
Rashtri (rastri, rāṣṭri, राष्ट्रि): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Udgha (उद्घ): defined in 2 categories.
Ushita (usita, uṣita, उषित): defined in 4 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Amra (अम्र): defined in 13 categories.
Angata (aṅgatā, अङ्गता): defined in 2 categories.
Vadat (वदत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vadanti (vadantī, वदन्ती): defined in 3 categories.
Karunam (karuṇam, करुणम्): defined in 4 categories.
Karuna (karuṇa, करुण): defined in 19 categories.
Yasmat (yasmāt, यस्मात्): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Trapavat (trapāvat, त्रपावत्): defined in 1 categories.
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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: “karṇe tat kathayanti dundubhiravai rāṣṭre yadudghoṣitaṃ”
- karṇe -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]karṇi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kathayanti -
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√kath -> kathayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kath class 10 verb]√kath -> kathayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √kath class 10 verb]√kath (verb class 10)[present active third plural]
- dundubhir -
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dundu (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]dundubhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- avai -
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√u (verb class 1)[imperative middle first single]√u (verb class 2)[imperative middle first single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperfect middle first single]
- rāṣṭre -
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rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)[locative single]rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]rāṣṭri (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- udgho -
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udgha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- uṣitam -
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uṣita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uṣita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uṣitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vas -> uṣita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vas class 1 verb]√vas -> uṣita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vas class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vas class 1 verb]√vas -> uṣita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vas class 6 verb]√vas -> uṣita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vas class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vas class 6 verb]
- Line 2: “tannamrāṅgatayā vadanti karuṇaṃ yasmāt trapāvān bhavet”
- tann -
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tan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- amrā -
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amra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- aṅgatayā -
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aṅgatā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- vadanti -
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√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- karuṇam -
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karuṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]karuṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]karuṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]karuṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yasmāt -
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yasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[ablative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[ablative single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[ablative single]
- trapāvān -
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trapāvat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third 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 8836 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.