Sanskrit quote nr. 6796 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्दण्डकोकनदकोमलकोशकान्तिः ।
कान्ताकचग्रहणकण्टकितप्रकोष्ठः ॥uddaṇḍakokanadakomalakośakāntiḥ |
kāntākacagrahaṇakaṇṭakitaprakoṣṭhaḥ ||
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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.
Uddanda (uddaṇḍa, उद्दण्ड): defined in 6 categories.
Kokanada (कोकनद): defined in 7 categories.
Komalaka (कोमलक): defined in 1 categories.
Kanti (kānti, कान्ति): defined in 16 categories.
Kanta (kāntā, कान्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Kacagrahana (kacagrahaṇa, कचग्रहण): defined in 1 categories.
Kantakita (kaṇṭakita, कण्टकित): defined in 2 categories.
Prakoshtha (prakostha, prakoṣṭha, प्रकोष्ठ): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), India history, Kannada, Nepali, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “uddaṇḍakokanadakomalakośakāntiḥ”
- uddaṇḍa -
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uddaṇḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uddaṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kokanada -
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kokanada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- komalako -
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komalaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ūśa -
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√vaś (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]√vaś (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√vaś (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]
- kāntiḥ -
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kānti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kāntākacagrahaṇakaṇṭakitaprakoṣṭhaḥ”
- kāntā -
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kāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- kacagrahaṇa -
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kacagrahaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kaṇṭakita -
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kaṇṭakita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kaṇṭakita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prakoṣṭhaḥ -
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prakoṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 6796 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.