Sanskrit quote nr. 8319 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कङ्कगृध्रसृगालेषु दंशेषु मशकेषु च ।
पन्नगेषु च जायन्ते नराः क्रोधपरायणाः ॥kaṅkagṛdhrasṛgāleṣu daṃśeṣu maśakeṣu ca |
pannageṣu ca jāyante narāḥ krodhaparāyaṇāḥ ||
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.
Kanka (kaṅka, कङ्क): defined in 14 categories.
Gridhra (grdhra, gṛdhra, गृध्र): defined in 11 categories.
Damsha (damsa, daṃśa, दंश): defined in 11 categories.
Mashaka (masaka, maśaka, मशक): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Pannaga (पन्नग): defined in 14 categories.
Jayanta (jāyanta, जायन्त): defined in 15 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Krodha (क्रोध): defined in 18 categories.
Parayana (parāyaṇa, परायण, parāyaṇā, परायणा): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), India history, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism
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: “kaṅkagṛdhrasṛgāleṣu daṃśeṣu maśakeṣu ca”
- kaṅka -
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kaṅka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kaṅk (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- gṛdhra -
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gṛdhra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gṛdhra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sṛgāleṣu -
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sṛgāla (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- daṃśeṣu -
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daṃśa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]daṃśa (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- maśakeṣu -
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maśaka (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “pannageṣu ca jāyante narāḥ krodhaparāyaṇāḥ”
- pannageṣu -
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pannaga (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jāyante -
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jāyanta (noun, masculine)[locative single]√jai (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]√jan (verb class 4)[present middle third plural]
- narāḥ -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- krodha -
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krodha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]krodha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- parāyaṇāḥ -
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parāyaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]parāyaṇā (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 8319 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.