Sanskrit quote nr. 1783 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्यस्य लगति कर्णे जीवितमन्यस्य हरति बाण इव ।
हृदयं दुनोति पिशुनः कण्टक इव पादलग्नोऽपि ॥anyasya lagati karṇe jīvitamanyasya harati bāṇa iva |
hṛdayaṃ dunoti piśunaḥ kaṇṭaka iva pādalagno'pi ||
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.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Lagat (लगत्): defined in 2 categories.
Karna (karṇa, कर्ण): defined in 22 categories.
Karni (karṇi, कर्णि): defined in 5 categories.
Jivita (jīvita, जीवित): defined in 16 categories.
Harat (हरत्): defined in 2 categories.
Bana (bāṇa, बाण): defined in 22 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय): defined in 16 categories.
Pishuna (pisuna, piśuna, पिशुन): defined in 11 categories.
Kantaka (kaṇṭaka, कण्टक): defined in 12 categories.
Padalagna (pādalagna, पादलग्न): 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, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Prakrit, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), 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: “anyasya lagati karṇe jīvitamanyasya harati bāṇa iva”
- anyasya -
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anya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- lagati -
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√lag -> lagat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √lag class 1 verb]√lag -> lagat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √lag class 1 verb]√lag (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- karṇe -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]karṇi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- jīvitam -
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jīvita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jīvita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jīvitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
- anyasya -
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anya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- harati -
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√hṛ -> harat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ -> harat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- bāṇa* -
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bāṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “hṛdayaṃ dunoti piśunaḥ kaṇṭaka iva pādalagno'pi”
- hṛdayam -
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hṛdaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hṛdaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hṛdayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dunoti -
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√du (verb class 5)[present active third single]√dū (verb class 5)[present active third single]
- piśunaḥ -
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piśuna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kaṇṭaka* -
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kaṇṭaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pādalagno' -
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pādalagna (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 1783 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.