Sanskrit quote nr. 8323 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कचग्रहमनुग्रहं दशनखण्डनं मण्डनं ।
दृगञ्जनमवञ्चनं मुखरसार्पणं तर्पणम् ॥kacagrahamanugrahaṃ daśanakhaṇḍanaṃ maṇḍanaṃ |
dṛgañjanamavañcanaṃ mukharasārpaṇaṃ tarpaṇam ||
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.
Kacagraha (कचग्रह): defined in 2 categories.
Anugraha (अनुग्रह): defined in 12 categories.
Khandana (khaṇḍana, खण्डन): defined in 9 categories.
Mandana (maṇḍana, मण्डन): defined in 8 categories.
Drish (drs, dṛś, दृश्): defined in 4 categories.
Anjana (añjana, अञ्जन): defined in 19 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Mukhara (मुखर): defined in 12 categories.
Sarpa (sārpa, सार्प): defined in 18 categories.
Na (ṇa, ण): defined in 12 categories.
Tarpana (tarpaṇa, तर्पण): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Hinduism, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Prakrit, Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “kacagrahamanugrahaṃ daśanakhaṇḍanaṃ maṇḍanaṃ”
- kacagraham -
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kacagraha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- anugraham -
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anugraha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- daśana -
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daśana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]daśana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- khaṇḍanam -
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khaṇḍana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]khaṇḍana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]khaṇḍanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- maṇḍanam -
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maṇḍana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]maṇḍana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]maṇḍanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “dṛgañjanamavañcanaṃ mukharasārpaṇaṃ tarpaṇam”
- dṛg -
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dṛś (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]dṛś (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- añjanam -
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añjana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]añjana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]añjanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- avañcan -
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√vañc (verb class 1)[imperfect active third plural]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ap (noun, feminine)[compound]ap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- mukhara -
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mukhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mukhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sārpa -
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sārpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sārpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṇam -
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ṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- tarpaṇam -
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tarpaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tarpaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 8323 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.