Sanskrit quote nr. 7969 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एते नूतनचूतकोरकघनग्रासातिरेकीभवत्- ।
कण्ठध्वानजुषो हरन्ति हृदयं मध्येवनं कोकिलाः ॥ete nūtanacūtakorakaghanagrāsātirekībhavat- |
kaṇṭhadhvānajuṣo haranti hṛdayaṃ madhyevanaṃ kokilāḥ ||
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.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Eti (एति): defined in 4 categories.
Nutana (nūtana, नूतन): defined in 8 categories.
Cutaka (cūtaka, चूतक): defined in 4 categories.
Raka (रक): defined in 5 categories.
Ghana (घन): defined in 22 categories.
Grasa (grāsa, ग्रास): defined in 11 categories.
Ekin (एकिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Kantha (kaṇṭha, कण्ठ): defined in 20 categories.
Dhvana (dhvāna, ध्वान): defined in 5 categories.
Jusha (jusa, juṣa, जुष): defined in 2 categories.
Harat (हरत्): defined in 2 categories.
Haranti (harantī, हरन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय): defined in 16 categories.
Madhye (मध्ये): defined in 2 categories.
Madhya (मध्य, madhyā, मध्या): defined in 23 categories.
Vana (वन): defined in 20 categories.
Kokila (कोकिल, kokilā, कोकिला): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Purana (epic history), Prakrit, Hindi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Dharmashastra (religious law), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), India history, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Buddhism, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism
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: “ete nūtanacūtakorakaghanagrāsātirekībhavat-”
- ete -
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eta (noun, masculine)[locative single]eta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- nūtana -
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nūtana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nūtana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cūtako -
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cūtaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- raka -
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raka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ghana -
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ghana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ghana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- grāsāt -
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grāsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]grāsa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ir -
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i (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ekī -
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ekin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhavat -
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bhavat (noun, masculine)[compound]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “kaṇṭhadhvānajuṣo haranti hṛdayaṃ madhyevanaṃ kokilāḥ”
- kaṇṭha -
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kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- dhvāna -
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dhvāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- juṣo* -
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juṣ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]juṣ (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]juṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- haranti -
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√hṛ -> harat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ -> harantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- hṛdayam -
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hṛdaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hṛdaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hṛdayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- madhye -
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madhye (indeclinable)[indeclinable]madhya (noun, masculine)[locative single]madhya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]madhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vanam -
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vana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kokilāḥ -
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kokila (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kokilā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 7969 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.