Sanskrit quote nr. 2273 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभिनवकुशसूत्रस्पर्धि कर्णे शिरीषं ।
कुरवकपरिधानं पाटलादाम कण्ठे ॥abhinavakuśasūtraspardhi karṇe śirīṣaṃ |
kuravakaparidhānaṃ pāṭalādāma kaṇṭhe ||
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.
Abhinava (अभिनव): defined in 9 categories.
Kusha (kusa, kuśa, कुश): defined in 21 categories.
Sutra (sūtra, सूत्र): defined in 21 categories.
Spardhin (स्पर्धिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Karna (karṇa, कर्ण): defined in 22 categories.
Karni (karṇi, कर्णि): defined in 5 categories.
Shirisha (sirisa, śirīṣa, शिरीष): defined in 15 categories.
Kurava (कुरव): defined in 5 categories.
Kapa (कप): defined in 4 categories.
Dhana (dhāna, धान): defined in 16 categories.
Patala (pāṭala, पाटल): defined in 25 categories.
Ama (āma, आम): defined in 12 categories.
Kantha (kaṇṭha, कण्ठ): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vastushastra (architecture), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “abhinavakuśasūtraspardhi karṇe śirīṣaṃ”
- abhinava -
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abhinava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]abhinava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kuśa -
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kuśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kuśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sūtra -
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sūtra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- spardhi -
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spardhin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]spardhin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- karṇe -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]karṇi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- śirīṣam -
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śirīṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “kuravakaparidhānaṃ pāṭalādāma kaṇṭhe”
- kurava -
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kurava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kurava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kapa -
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kapa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ri -
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rī (noun, feminine)[adverb]rai (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- dhānam -
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dhāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dhānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pāṭalād -
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pāṭala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]pāṭala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- āma -
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āma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kaṇṭhe -
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kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[locative single]√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)[present middle first 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 2273 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.