Sanskrit quote nr. 1686 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्धकः कुब्जकश्चैव राजकन्या च त्रिस्तनी ।
सानुकूले जगन्नाथे विपरीतः सुयुग्भवेत् ॥andhakaḥ kubjakaścaiva rājakanyā ca tristanī |
sānukūle jagannāthe viparītaḥ suyugbhavet ||
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.
Andhaka (अन्धक): defined in 10 categories.
Kubjaka (कुब्जक): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 8 categories.
Rajakanya (rājakanyā, राजकन्या): defined in 1 categories.
Tristani (tristanī, त्रिस्तनी): defined in 2 categories.
Sanukula (sānukūla, सानुकूल, sānukūlā, सानुकूला): defined in 4 categories.
Jagannatha (jagannātha, जगन्नाथ, jagannāthā, जगन्नाथा): defined in 9 categories.
Viparita (viparīta, विपरीत): defined in 14 categories.
Suyuj (सुयुज्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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 rājakanyā ca tristanī”
- 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]
- rājakanyā -
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rājakanyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tristanī -
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tristanī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- Line 2: “sānukūle jagannāthe viparītaḥ suyugbhavet”
- sānukūle -
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sānukūla (noun, masculine)[locative single]sānukūla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sānukūlā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- jagannāthe -
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jagannātha (noun, masculine)[locative single]jagannāthā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- viparītaḥ -
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viparīta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- suyug -
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suyuj (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]suyuj (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
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 1686 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.