Sanskrit quote nr. 9324 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
काके कर्णपुटीकठोरनिनदे पीयूषधारारस- ।
स्यन्दोदञ्चितचारुपञ्चमरुते साधारणे मय्यपि ॥kāke karṇapuṭīkaṭhoraninade pīyūṣadhārārasa- |
syandodañcitacārupañcamarute sādhāraṇe mayyapi ||
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.
Kaka (kāka, काक, kākā, काका): defined in 18 categories.
Kaki (kāki, काकि): defined in 11 categories.
Karna (karṇa, कर्ण): defined in 22 categories.
Puti (puṭī, पुटी): defined in 11 categories.
Kathora (kaṭhora, कठोर): defined in 7 categories.
Ninada (निनद): defined in 4 categories.
Piyushadhara (piyusadhara, pīyūṣadhārā, पीयूषधारा): defined in 4 categories.
Arasa (अरस): defined in 6 categories.
Syanda (स्यन्द): defined in 2 categories.
Udancita (udañcita, उदञ्चित): defined in 2 categories.
Caru (cāru, चारु): defined in 15 categories.
Pancama (pañcama, पञ्चम): defined in 14 categories.
Ruta (रुत, rutā, रुता): defined in 4 categories.
Sadharana (sādhāraṇa, साधारण): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Gitashastra (science of music), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), 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: “kāke karṇapuṭīkaṭhoraninade pīyūṣadhārārasa-”
- kāke -
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kāka (noun, masculine)[locative single]kāka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kākā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kāki (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- karṇa -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- puṭī -
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puṭī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- kaṭhora -
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kaṭhora (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kaṭhora (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ninade -
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ninada (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- pīyūṣadhārā -
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pīyūṣadhārā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arasa -
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arasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]arasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “syandodañcitacārupañcamarute sādhāraṇe mayyapi”
- syando -
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syanda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√syand (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- udañcita -
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udañcita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]udañcita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cāru -
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cāru (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cāru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pañcama -
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pañcama (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pañcama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pañcama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rute -
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ruta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ruta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]rutā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√ru -> ruta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √ru class 1 verb], [locative single from √ru class 2 verb]√ru -> ruta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √ru class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ru class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ru class 1 verb], [locative single from √ru class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ru class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ru class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ru class 2 verb], [locative single from √ru class 2 verb]√ru -> rutā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √ru class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ru class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ru class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ru class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ru class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ru class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ru class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ru class 2 verb]
- sādhāraṇe -
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sādhāraṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]sādhāraṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- mayya -
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mayī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]√may -> mayya (absolutive)[absolutive from √may]asmad (pronoun, none)[locative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
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 9324 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.