Sanskrit quote nr. 1684 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्धकः कुब्जकश्चैव त्रिस्तनी राजकन्यका ।
त्रयोऽप्यन्यायतः सिद्धाः संमुखे कर्मणि स्थिते ॥andhakaḥ kubjakaścaiva tristanī rājakanyakā |
trayo'pyanyāyataḥ siddhāḥ saṃmukhe karmaṇi sthite ||
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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.
Andhaka (अन्धक): defined in 10 categories.
Kubjaka (कुब्जक): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Tristani (tristanī, त्रिस्तनी): defined in 2 categories.
Rajakanyaka (rājakanyakā, राजकन्यका): defined in 1 categories.
Traya (त्रय): defined in 5 categories.
Tri (त्रि): defined in 10 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Siddha (सिद्ध, siddhā, सिद्धा): defined in 23 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Karmani (karmaṇi, कर्मणि): defined in 5 categories.
Sthita (स्थित, sthitā, स्थिता): defined in 16 categories.
Sthiti (स्थिति): defined in 20 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: “andhakaḥ kubjakaścaiva tristanī rājakanyakā”
- andhakaḥ -
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andhaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kubjakaś -
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kubjaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- tristanī -
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tristanī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- rājakanyakā -
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rājakanyakā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “trayo'pyanyāyataḥ siddhāḥ saṃmukhe karmaṇi sthite”
- trayo' -
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traya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]tri (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- anyāyataḥ -
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anyāyataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- siddhāḥ -
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siddha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]siddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sidh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> siddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sidh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √sidh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sidh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sidh class 1 verb]√sidh -> siddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sidh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sidh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sidh class 1 verb]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mukhe -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[locative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- karmaṇi -
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karmaṇi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]karmaṇi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]karmaṇi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]karman (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sthite -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[locative single]sthita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sthitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sthiti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā 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 1684 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.