Sanskrit quote nr. 81 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अकुण्ठोत्कण्ठया पूर्णम् अकण्ठं कलकण्ठि माम् ।
कम्बुकण्ठ्याः क्षणं कण्ठे कुरु कण्ठार्तिमुद्धर ॥akuṇṭhotkaṇṭhayā pūrṇam akaṇṭhaṃ kalakaṇṭhi mām |
kambukaṇṭhyāḥ kṣaṇaṃ kaṇṭhe kuru kaṇṭhārtimuddhara ||
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.
Akuntha (akuṇṭha, अकुण्ठ, akuṇṭhā, अकुण्ठा): defined in 2 categories.
Utkantha (utkaṇṭhā, उत्कण्ठा): defined in 5 categories.
Purna (pūrṇa, पूर्ण): defined in 19 categories.
Akantha (akaṇṭha, अकण्ठ): defined in 3 categories.
Kalakanthi (kalakaṇṭhī, कलकण्ठी): defined in 2 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Kambukanthi (kambukaṇṭhī, कम्बुकण्ठी): defined in 2 categories.
Kshanam (ksanam, kṣaṇam, क्षणम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshana (ksana, kṣaṇa, क्षण): defined in 13 categories.
Kantha (kaṇṭha, कण्ठ): defined in 20 categories.
Arti (अर्ति): defined in 9 categories.
Uddhara (उद्धर): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Prakrit, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali
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: “akuṇṭhotkaṇṭhayā pūrṇam akaṇṭhaṃ kalakaṇṭhi mām”
- akuṇṭho -
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akuṇṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akuṇṭha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]akuṇṭhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- utkaṇṭhayā -
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utkaṇṭhā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- pūrṇam -
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pūrṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūrṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pūrṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
- akaṇṭham -
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akaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akaṇṭha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akaṇṭhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- kalakaṇṭhi -
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kalakaṇṭhī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]kalakaṇṭhin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- mām -
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mā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “kambukaṇṭhyāḥ kṣaṇaṃ kaṇṭhe kuru kaṇṭhārtimuddhara”
- kambukaṇṭhyāḥ -
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kambukaṇṭhī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kṣaṇam -
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kṣaṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kaṇṭhe -
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kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[locative single]√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- kuru -
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kuru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kuru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperative active second single]
- kaṇṭhā -
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kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- artim -
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arti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- uddhara -
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uddhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uddhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 81 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.