Sanskrit quote nr. 8360 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कठिनकुचौ तव बाले ।
तरलसरोजाक्षि तावकं चक्षुः ॥kaṭhinakucau tava bāle |
taralasarojākṣi tāvakaṃ cakṣuḥ ||
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.
Kathina (kaṭhina, कठिन): defined in 8 categories.
Kuca (कुच): defined in 10 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Bala (bāla, बाल, bālā, बाला): defined in 30 categories.
Tarala (तरल): defined in 10 categories.
Saroja (सरोज, sarojā, सरोजा): defined in 7 categories.
Akshan (aksan, akṣan, अक्षन्): defined in 2 categories.
Akshi (aksi, akṣi, अक्षि): defined in 12 categories.
Tavaka (tāvaka, तावक): defined in 3 categories.
Cakshus (caksus, cakṣus, चक्षुस्): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “kaṭhinakucau tava bāle”
- kaṭhina -
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kaṭhina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kaṭhina (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kucau -
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kuca (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- bāle -
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bāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]bāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bālā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “taralasarojākṣi tāvakaṃ cakṣuḥ”
- tarala -
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tarala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tarala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sarojā -
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saroja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saroja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sarojā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akṣi -
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akṣan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akṣi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tāvakam -
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tāvaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tāvaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cakṣuḥ -
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cakṣus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cakṣus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cakṣu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṣai (verb class 1)[perfect active third 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 8360 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.