Sanskrit quote nr. 8849 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्णौ तावत् कुवलयदृशां लोचनाम्भोरुहाभ्याम् ।
अभ्याक्रान्तौ कनकरुचिरो भालदेशोऽपि नेयः ॥karṇau tāvat kuvalayadṛśāṃ locanāmbhoruhābhyām |
abhyākrāntau kanakaruciro bhāladeśo'pi neyaḥ ||
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.
Tavat (tāvat, तावत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kuvalayadrish (kuvalayadrs, kuvalayadṛś, कुवलयदृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Locana (locanā, लोचना): defined in 15 categories.
Bha (bhā, भा): defined in 14 categories.
Bhu (भु): defined in 16 categories.
Ruha (रुह, ruhā, रुहा): defined in 6 categories.
Abhi (अभि, abhī, अभी): defined in 5 categories.
Akranta (ākrānta, आक्रान्त): defined in 10 categories.
Akranti (ākrānti, आक्रान्ति): defined in 7 categories.
Kanaka (कनक): defined in 20 categories.
Rucira (रुचिर): defined in 12 categories.
Bhala (bhāla, भाल): defined in 9 categories.
Desha (desa, deśa, देश): defined in 18 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Neya (नेय): 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), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), 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: “karṇau tāvat kuvalayadṛśāṃ locanāmbhoruhābhyām”
- karṇau -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]karṇi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- tāvat -
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tāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tāvat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tāvat (noun, masculine)[compound]tāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kuvalayadṛśām -
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kuvalayadṛś (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- locanām -
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locanā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- bhor -
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bhā (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]bhu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]bhu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- ruhābhyām -
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ruha (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]ruha (noun, neuter)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]ruhā (noun, feminine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- Line 2: “abhyākrāntau kanakaruciro bhāladeśo'pi neyaḥ”
- abhyā -
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abhi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]abhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]abhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]abhī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- ākrāntau -
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ākrānta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ākrānti (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- kanaka -
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kanaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kanaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ruciro* -
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rucira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhāla -
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bhāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- deśo' -
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deśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- neyaḥ -
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neya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√nī -> neya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √nī class 1 verb]
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 8849 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.