Sanskrit quote nr. 8380 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कण्टारिकाया अन्योक्तिः सणान्योक्तिरुदाहृता ।
धत्तूरपादपान्योक्तिर् अवधेया तृणोक्तयः ॥kaṇṭārikāyā anyoktiḥ saṇānyoktirudāhṛtā |
dhattūrapādapānyoktir avadheyā tṛṇoktayaḥ ||
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.
Kantarika (kaṇṭārikā, कण्टारिका): defined in 3 categories.
Anyokti (अन्योक्ति): defined in 4 categories.
Na (ṇa, ण): defined in 12 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yu (यु): defined in 6 categories.
Ukti (उक्ति): defined in 6 categories.
Udahrita (udahrta, udāhṛtā, उदाहृता): defined in 6 categories.
Dhattura (dhattūra, धत्तूर): defined in 9 categories.
Padapa (pādapa, पादप): defined in 9 categories.
Yok (योक्): defined in 1 categories.
Vadha (vadhā, वधा): defined in 12 categories.
Trina (trna, tṛṇa, तृण): defined in 12 categories.
Tri (tr, tṛ, तृ): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Biology (plants and animals), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Pali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), Jainism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography)
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: “kaṇṭārikāyā anyoktiḥ saṇānyoktirudāhṛtā”
- kaṇṭārikāyā* -
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kaṇṭārikā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- anyoktiḥ -
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anyokti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ṇān -
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ṇa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- yo -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uktir -
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ukti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- udāhṛtā -
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udāhṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “dhattūrapādapānyoktir avadheyā tṛṇoktayaḥ”
- dhattūra -
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dhattūra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhattūra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pādapān -
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pādapa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- yok -
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yok (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tira -
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√tṝ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√tṝ (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- vadhe -
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vadhā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vadha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]vadhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iyā -
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ī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]ī (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- tṛṇo -
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tṛṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tṛṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tṛ (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- uktayaḥ -
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ukti (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative 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 8380 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.