Sanskrit quote nr. 8837 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्णे ताटङ्कलक्ष्मीमुरसि मकरिकापत्रमूरौ दुकूलं ।
सव्येऽर्धे दक्षिणे च द्विरसनभसितव्यालकृत्तीर्दधानः ॥karṇe tāṭaṅkalakṣmīmurasi makarikāpatramūrau dukūlaṃ |
savye'rdhe dakṣiṇe ca dvirasanabhasitavyālakṛttīrdadhānaḥ ||
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.
Tatanka (tāṭaṅka, ताटङ्क): defined in 6 categories.
Lakshmi (laksmi, lakṣmī, लक्ष्मी): defined in 20 categories.
Uras (उरस्): defined in 6 categories.
Makarika (makarikā, मकरिका): defined in 3 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Uru (ūru, ऊरु): defined in 16 categories.
Dukula (dukūla, दुकूल): defined in 10 categories.
Savya (सव्य, savyā, सव्या): defined in 8 categories.
Ardhe (अर्धे): defined in 1 categories.
Ardha (अर्ध, ardhā, अर्धा): defined in 8 categories.
Dakshine (daksine, dakṣiṇe, दक्षिणे): defined in 2 categories.
Dakshina (daksina, dakṣiṇa, दक्षिण, dakṣiṇā, दक्षिणा): defined in 18 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Dvirasana (द्विरसन): defined in 3 categories.
Bhasita (भसित): defined in 9 categories.
Vyala (vyāla, व्याल): defined in 13 categories.
Kritti (krtti, kṛtti, कृत्ति): defined in 3 categories.
Dadha (दध): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha)
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 tāṭaṅkalakṣmīmurasi makarikāpatramūrau dukūlaṃ”
- karṇe -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]karṇi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- tāṭaṅka -
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tāṭaṅka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lakṣmīm -
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lakṣmī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- urasi -
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uras (noun, masculine)[locative single]uras (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- makarikā -
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makarikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apat -
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apad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]apad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb]
- ram -
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ra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ūrau -
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ūru (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- dukūlam -
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dukūla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dukūla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “savye'rdhe dakṣiṇe ca dvirasanabhasitavyālakṛttīrdadhānaḥ”
- savye' -
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savya (noun, masculine)[locative single]savya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]savyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√su -> savya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √su class 5 verb]√su -> savya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √su class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 5 verb], [locative single from √su class 5 verb]√su -> savyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √su class 5 verb], [vocative single from √su class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 5 verb]√su -> savya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √su class 1 verb], [locative single from √su class 2 verb]√su -> savya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √su class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 1 verb], [locative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √su class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 2 verb], [locative single from √su class 2 verb]√su -> savyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √su class 1 verb], [vocative single from √su class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √su class 2 verb], [vocative single from √su class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 2 verb]√sū -> savya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> savya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [locative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> savyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> savya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> savya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [locative single from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> savyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative single from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 2 verb]
- ardhe -
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ardhe (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ardha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]ardha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ardhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dakṣiṇe -
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dakṣiṇe (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dvirasana -
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dvirasana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dvirasana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhasita -
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bhasita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhasita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vyāla -
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vyāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vyāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṛttīr -
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kṛtti (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- dadhān -
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dadha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- aḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative 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 8837 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.