Sanskrit quote nr. 8956 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्षद्भिः सिचयाञ्चलानतिरसात् कुर्वद्भिरालिङ्गनं ।
गृह्णानैः कचमालिखद्भिरधरं विद्रावयद्भिः कुचौ ॥karṣadbhiḥ sicayāñcalānatirasāt kurvadbhirāliṅganaṃ |
gṛhṇānaiḥ kacamālikhadbhiradharaṃ vidrāvayadbhiḥ kucau ||
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.
Sicaya (सिचय): defined in 4 categories.
Ancala (añcala, अञ्चल): defined in 4 categories.
Atirasa (atirasā, अतिरसा): defined in 4 categories.
At (āt, आत्): defined in 4 categories.
Kurvat (कुर्वत्): defined in 4 categories.
Alingana (āliṅgana, आलिङ्गन): defined in 10 categories.
Grihnana (grhnana, gṛhṇāna, गृह्णान): defined in 1 categories.
Kaca (कच): defined in 11 categories.
Alikhat (ālikhat, आलिखत्): defined in 1 categories.
Adhara (अधर): defined in 17 categories.
Vidrava (vidrāva, विद्राव): defined in 4 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Kuca (कुच): defined in 10 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: “karṣadbhiḥ sicayāñcalānatirasāt kurvadbhirāliṅganaṃ”
- karṣadbhiḥ -
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√kṛṣ -> karṣat (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √kṛṣ class 1 verb]√kṛṣ -> karṣat (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √kṛṣ class 1 verb]
- sicayā -
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sicaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- añcalān -
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añcala (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- atirasā -
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atirasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āt -
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āt (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- kurvadbhir -
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kurvat (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kurvat (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- āliṅganam -
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āliṅgana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āliṅganā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “gṛhṇānaiḥ kacamālikhadbhiradharaṃ vidrāvayadbhiḥ kucau”
- gṛhṇānaiḥ -
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gṛhṇāna (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]gṛhṇāna (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- kacam -
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kaca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kacā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ālikhadbhir -
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ālikhat (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ālikhat (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- adharam -
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adhara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhara (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]√dhṛ (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- vidrāva -
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vidrāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yadbhiḥ -
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yat (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]yat (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]yad (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √i class 2 verb]
- kucau -
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kuca (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 8956 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.