Sanskrit quote nr. 8190 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ऐणं चर्म पलाशवेश्म पुरतो दृष्ट्वैव कृष्णाजिनं ।
भिक्षार्थी क्षुधितस् तपोवनधिया किं धार्मिक भ्राम्यसि ॥aiṇaṃ carma palāśaveśma purato dṛṣṭvaiva kṛṣṇājinaṃ |
bhikṣārthī kṣudhitas tapovanadhiyā kiṃ dhārmika bhrāmyasi ||
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.
Aina (aiṇa, ऐण): defined in 6 categories.
Carman (चर्मन्): defined in 16 categories.
Palasha (palasa, palāśa, पलाश): defined in 22 categories.
Veshman (vesman, veśman, वेश्मन्): defined in 8 categories.
Purat (पुरत्): defined in 1 categories.
Krishnajina (krsnajina, kṛṣṇājina, कृष्णाजिन): defined in 5 categories.
Bhiksharthin (bhiksarthin, bhikṣārthin, भिक्षार्थिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Kshudhita (ksudhita, kṣudhita, क्षुधित): defined in 5 categories.
Tapovana (तपोवन): defined in 6 categories.
Dhi (dhī, धी): defined in 14 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Dharmika (dhārmika, धार्मिक): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Tamil, Buddhism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Biology (plants and animals), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “aiṇaṃ carma palāśaveśma purato dṛṣṭvaiva kṛṣṇājinaṃ”
- aiṇam -
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aiṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aiṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- carma -
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carma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]carma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]carman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- palāśa -
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palāśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]palāśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- veśma -
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veśman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- purato* -
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purataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√pur -> purat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √pur class 6 verb], [ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]√pur -> purat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]√pur (verb class 6)[present active third dual]
- dṛṣṭvai -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- kṛṣṇājinam -
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kṛṣṇājina (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛṣṇājina (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “bhikṣārthī kṣudhitas tapovanadhiyā kiṃ dhārmika bhrāmyasi”
- bhikṣārthī -
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bhikṣārthin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṣudhitas -
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kṣudhita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṣudh -> kṣudhita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṣudh class 4 verb]
- tapovana -
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tapovana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhiyā -
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dhī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- dhārmika -
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dhārmika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhārmika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhrāmyasi -
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√bhram (verb class 4)[present active second 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 8190 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.