Sanskrit quote nr. 8362 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कठिनस्यापि हृदयं गुणवानार्द्रयेद् दृशा ।
चन्द्रकान्तोपलं चन्द्रः स्वांशुभिर्द्रावयत्यसौ ॥kaṭhinasyāpi hṛdayaṃ guṇavānārdrayed dṛśā |
candrakāntopalaṃ candraḥ svāṃśubhirdrāvayatyasau ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय): defined in 16 categories.
Drisha (drsa, dṛśā, दृशा): defined in 3 categories.
Drish (drs, dṛś, दृश्): defined in 4 categories.
Candrakanta (candrakānta, चन्द्रकान्त, candrakāntā, चन्द्रकान्ता): defined in 10 categories.
Upala (उपल): defined in 8 categories.
Candra (चन्द्र): defined in 23 categories.
Amshu (amsu, aṃśu, अंशु): defined in 11 categories.
Dravayat (drāvayat, द्रावयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 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, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Prakrit, Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
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: “kaṭhinasyāpi hṛdayaṃ guṇavānārdrayed dṛśā”
- kaṭhinasyā -
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kaṭhina (noun, masculine)[genitive single]kaṭhina (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- hṛdayam -
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hṛdaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hṛdaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hṛdayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse guṇavānārdrayed*dṛ
- dṛśā -
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dṛśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dṛś (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]dṛś (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “candrakāntopalaṃ candraḥ svāṃśubhirdrāvayatyasau”
- candrakānto -
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candrakānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]candrakānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]candrakāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upalam -
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upala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]upalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- candraḥ -
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candra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svā -
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sva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]svā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṃśubhir -
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aṃśu (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- drāvayatya -
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√dru -> drāvayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √dru]√dru -> drāvayat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √dru], [vocative dual from √dru], [accusative dual from √dru], [locative single from √dru]√dru -> drāvayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √dru]√dru -> drāvayat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √dru], [vocative dual from √dru], [accusative dual from √dru], [locative single from √dru]√dru (verb class 0)[present active third single]√dru (verb class 0)[present active third single]
- asau -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative 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 8362 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.