Sanskrit quote nr. 145 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अक्षिभ्यां कृष्णशाराभ्याम् अस्याः कर्णौ न बाधितौ ।
शङ्के कनकताडङ्कपाशत्रासवशादिव ॥akṣibhyāṃ kṛṣṇaśārābhyām asyāḥ karṇau na bādhitau |
śaṅke kanakatāḍaṅkapāśatrāsavaśādiva ||
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.
Akshan (aksan, akṣan, अक्षन्): defined in 2 categories.
Akshi (aksi, akṣi, अक्षि): defined in 12 categories.
Krishnasha (krsnasa, kṛṣṇaśa, कृष्णश, kṛṣṇaśā, कृष्णशा): defined in 1 categories.
Ara (अर, arā, अरा): defined in 18 categories.
Asi (असि, asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Karna (karṇa, कर्ण): defined in 22 categories.
Karni (karṇi, कर्णि): defined in 5 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Badhita (bādhita, बाधित): defined in 5 categories.
Shanka (sanka, śaṅka, शङ्क, śaṅkā, शङ्का): defined in 13 categories.
Kanaka (कनक): defined in 20 categories.
Tadanka (tāḍaṅka, ताडङ्क): defined in 3 categories.
Pasha (pasa, pāśa, पाश): defined in 20 categories.
Trasa (trāsa, त्रास): defined in 14 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), 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), Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “akṣibhyāṃ kṛṣṇaśārābhyām asyāḥ karṇau na bādhitau”
- akṣibhyām -
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akṣan (noun, neuter)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]akṣi (noun, neuter)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- kṛṣṇaśā -
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kṛṣṇaśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛṣṇaśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kṛṣṇaśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arābhyām -
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ara (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]ara (noun, neuter)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]arā (noun, feminine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- asyāḥ -
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asi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]asī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]iyam (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- karṇau -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]karṇi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bādhitau -
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bādhita (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√bādh -> bādhita (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √bādh], [vocative dual from √bādh], [accusative dual from √bādh]
- Line 2: “śaṅke kanakatāḍaṅkapāśatrāsavaśādiva”
- śaṅke -
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śaṅka (noun, masculine)[locative single]śaṅkā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√śaṅk (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- kanaka -
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kanaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kanaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tāḍaṅka -
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tāḍaṅka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pāśa -
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pāśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- trāsa -
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trāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vaśād -
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vaśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]vaśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 145 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.