Sanskrit quote nr. 8842 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्णे यन्न कृतं सखीजनवचो यन्नादृता बन्धुवाक् ।
यत् पादे निपतन्नपि प्रियतमः कर्णोत्पलेनाहतः ॥karṇe yanna kṛtaṃ sakhījanavaco yannādṛtā bandhuvāk |
yat pāde nipatannapi priyatamaḥ karṇotpalenāhataḥ ||
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.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Sakhijana (sakhījana, सखीजन): defined in 2 categories.
Vaca (वच): defined in 16 categories.
Vacas (वचस्): defined in 2 categories.
Adrita (adrta, ādṛta, आदृत, ādṛtā, आदृता): defined in 5 categories.
Vac (vāc, वाच्): defined in 13 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Pada (pāda, पाद): defined in 28 categories.
Nipa (निप): defined in 12 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Priyatama (प्रियतम): defined in 7 categories.
Karnotpala (karṇotpala, कर्णोत्पल): defined in 3 categories.
Ahata (अहत): defined in 10 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), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy)
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 yanna kṛtaṃ sakhījanavaco yannādṛtā bandhuvāk”
- karṇe -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]karṇi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- yann -
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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]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṛtam -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- sakhījana -
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sakhījana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vaco* -
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vacas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vacas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vaca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yann -
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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]
- ādṛtā* -
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ādṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ādṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bandhu -
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bandhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- vāk -
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vāc (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “yat pāde nipatannapi priyatamaḥ karṇotpalenāhataḥ”
- yat -
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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]
- pāde -
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pāda (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- nipa -
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nipa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nipa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tann -
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tan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- priyatamaḥ -
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priyatama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- karṇotpalenā -
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karṇotpala (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]karṇotpala (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ahataḥ -
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ahata (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 8842 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.