Sanskrit quote nr. 1657 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्तश्छिद्राणि भूयंसि कण्टका बहवो बहिः ।
कथं कमलनालस्य मा भूवन् भङ्गुरा गुणाः ॥antaśchidrāṇi bhūyaṃsi kaṇṭakā bahavo bahiḥ |
kathaṃ kamalanālasya mā bhūvan bhaṅgurā guṇāḥ ||
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.
Anta (अन्त): defined in 16 categories.
Chidra (छिद्र): defined in 13 categories.
Bhuya (bhūya, भूय): defined in 3 categories.
Kantaka (kaṇṭaka, कण्टक): defined in 12 categories.
Bahu (बहु): defined in 22 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kamala (कमल): defined in 22 categories.
Nala (nāla, नाल): defined in 21 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Bhuvah (bhūvah, भूवह्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhangura (bhaṅgura, भङ्गुर, bhaṅgurā, भङ्गुरा): defined in 6 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण, guṇā, गुणा): defined in 26 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), 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: “antaśchidrāṇi bhūyaṃsi kaṇṭakā bahavo bahiḥ”
- antaś -
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anta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- chidrāṇi -
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chidra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhūyaṃ -
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bhūya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- si -
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si (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- kaṇṭakā* -
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kaṇṭaka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- bahavo* -
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bahu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- bahiḥ -
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bahiḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “kathaṃ kamalanālasya mā bhūvan bhaṅgurā guṇāḥ”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kamala -
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kamala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kamala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nālasya -
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nāla (noun, masculine)[genitive single]nāla (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- mā* -
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ma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]mās (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhūvan -
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bhūvah (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[injunctive active third plural]
- bhaṅgurā* -
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bhaṅgura (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bhaṅgurā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- guṇāḥ -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]guṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 1657 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.