Sanskrit quote nr. 7793 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतत् कोककुटुम्बिनीजनमनःशल्यं चकोराङ्गना- ।
चञ्चूकोटिकपाटयोर्घटितयोरुद्घाटिनी कुञ्चिका ॥etat kokakuṭumbinījanamanaḥśalyaṃ cakorāṅganā- |
cañcūkoṭikapāṭayorghaṭitayorudghāṭinī kuñcikā ||
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.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Koka (कोक): defined in 13 categories.
Kutumbini (kuṭumbinī, कुटुम्बिनी): defined in 4 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Anas (अनस्): defined in 2 categories.
Shalya (salya, śalya, शल्य): defined in 17 categories.
Cakora (चकोर): defined in 18 categories.
Angana (aṅganā, अङ्गना): defined in 14 categories.
Cancu (cañcu, चञ्चु): defined in 9 categories.
Kotika (koṭika, कोटिक): defined in 5 categories.
Pata (pāṭa, पाट, pāṭā, पाटा): defined in 19 categories.
Ghatita (ghaṭita, घटित, ghaṭitā, घटिता): defined in 10 categories.
Udghatin (udghāṭin, उद्घाटिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Kuncika (kuñcikā, कुञ्चिका): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), India history, Hinduism, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jain 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: “etat kokakuṭumbinījanamanaḥśalyaṃ cakorāṅganā-”
- etat -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- koka -
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koka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kuk (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kuṭumbinī -
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kuṭumbinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- janam -
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jana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]janā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anaḥ -
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anas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śalyam -
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śalya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śalya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śalyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śal -> śalya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śal class 10 verb]√śal -> śalya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śal class 10 verb], [accusative single from √śal class 10 verb]
- cakorā -
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cakora (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- aṅganā -
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aṅganā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “cañcūkoṭikapāṭayorghaṭitayorudghāṭinī kuñcikā”
- cañcū -
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cañcū (noun, feminine)[compound]cañcu (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]cañcu (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- koṭika -
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koṭika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pāṭayor -
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pāṭa (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]pāṭā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- ghaṭitayor -
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ghaṭita (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]ghaṭita (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]ghaṭitā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]√ghaṭ -> ghaṭita (participle, masculine)[genitive dual from √ghaṭ class 1 verb], [locative dual from √ghaṭ class 1 verb], [genitive dual from √ghaṭ], [locative dual from √ghaṭ]√ghaṭ -> ghaṭita (participle, neuter)[genitive dual from √ghaṭ class 1 verb], [locative dual from √ghaṭ class 1 verb], [genitive dual from √ghaṭ], [locative dual from √ghaṭ]√ghaṭ -> ghaṭitā (participle, feminine)[genitive dual from √ghaṭ class 1 verb], [locative dual from √ghaṭ class 1 verb], [genitive dual from √ghaṭ], [locative dual from √ghaṭ]
- udghāṭinī -
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udghāṭinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]udghāṭin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kuñcikā -
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kuñcikā (noun, feminine)[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 7793 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.