Sanskrit quote nr. 8283 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कः कर्णारिपिता गिरीन्द्रतनया कस्य प्रिया कस्य तुक् ।
को जानाति परेङ्गितं विषमगुः कुत्रोदभूत् कामिनाम् ॥kaḥ karṇāripitā girīndratanayā kasya priyā kasya tuk |
ko jānāti pareṅgitaṃ viṣamaguḥ kutrodabhūt kāminām ||
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.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Pitri (pitr, pitṛ, पितृ): defined in 14 categories.
Girindra (girīndra, गिरीन्द्र): defined in 4 categories.
Tana (tanā, तना): defined in 16 categories.
Tanaya (tanayā, तनया): defined in 8 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.
Tuc (तुच्): defined in 1 categories.
Tuj (तुज्): defined in 1 categories.
Tuk (तुक्): defined in 4 categories.
Pare (परे): defined in 5 categories.
Para (पर, parā, परा): defined in 20 categories.
Ingita (iṅgita, इङ्गित): defined in 8 categories.
Vishama (visama, viṣama, विषम): defined in 13 categories.
Gu (गु): defined in 6 categories.
Kutra (कुत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Uda (उद): defined in 10 categories.
Kamin (kāmin, कामिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “kaḥ karṇāripitā girīndratanayā kasya priyā kasya tuk”
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- karṇāri -
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karṇāri (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- pitā -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- girīndra -
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girīndra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tanayā -
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tanā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]tanayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kasya -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- priyā -
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prī (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]prī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]priyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kasya -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- tuk -
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tuc (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tuj (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tuj (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tuj (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tuk (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “ko jānāti pareṅgitaṃ viṣamaguḥ kutrodabhūt kāminām”
- ko* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jānāti -
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√jñā (verb class 9)[present active third single]
- pare -
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pare (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]para (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative single], [locative single]parā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iṅgitam -
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iṅgita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√iṅg -> iṅgita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √iṅg]√iṅg -> iṅgita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √iṅg]√iṅg -> iṅgitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √iṅg]√iṅg -> iṅgita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √iṅg class 1 verb], [accusative single from √iṅg]√iṅg -> iṅgita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √iṅg class 1 verb], [accusative single from √iṅg class 1 verb], [nominative single from √iṅg], [accusative single from √iṅg]
- viṣama -
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viṣama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viṣama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- guḥ -
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gu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√gā (verb class 2)[injunctive active third plural]√gā (verb class 3)[injunctive active third plural]
- kutro -
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kutra (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kutra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- uda -
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uda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]udan (noun, neuter)[compound]√ud (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- bhūt -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[injunctive active third single]
- kāminām -
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kāmin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]kāmin (noun, neuter)[genitive 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 8283 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.