Sanskrit quote nr. 8383 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कण्ठग्रहं न वात्येव भर्तुः क्रुद्धापि यत्नतः ।
कङ्कणश्रेणिकेवासौ दोषमेवावलम्बते ॥kaṇṭhagrahaṃ na vātyeva bhartuḥ kruddhāpi yatnataḥ |
kaṅkaṇaśreṇikevāsau doṣamevāvalambate ||
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.
Kanthagraha (kaṇṭhagraha, कण्ठग्रह): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vati (vāti, वाति, vātī, वाती): defined in 12 categories.
Vatya (vātya, वात्य, vātyā, वात्या): defined in 5 categories.
Vat (vāt, वात्): defined in 6 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Bhartri (bhartr, bhartṛ, भर्तृ): defined in 7 categories.
Kruddha (क्रुद्ध, kruddhā, क्रुद्धा): defined in 10 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Yatnatah (yatnataḥ, यत्नतः): defined in 1 categories.
Kankana (kaṅkaṇa, कङ्कण): defined in 10 categories.
Shrenika (srenika, śreṇika, श्रेणिक, śreṇikā, श्रेणिका): defined in 2 categories.
Vasi (vāsi, वासि): defined in 16 categories.
Vasu (vāsu, वासु): defined in 17 categories.
Vasa (vāsa, वास): defined in 24 categories.
Dosha (dosa, doṣa, दोष): defined in 21 categories.
Alam (अलम्): defined in 9 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Bata (बत): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Pali, Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Nepali, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “kaṇṭhagrahaṃ na vātyeva bhartuḥ kruddhāpi yatnataḥ”
- kaṇṭhagraham -
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kaṇṭhagraha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vātye -
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vāti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vātya (noun, masculine)[locative single]vātya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vātyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √vā class 2 verb], [locative single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vātī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vā class 1 verb], [locative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vāt -> vātya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vāt class 10 verb]√vāt -> vātya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vāt class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √vāt class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √vāt class 10 verb], [locative single from √vāt class 10 verb]√vāt -> vātyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √vāt class 10 verb], [vocative single from √vāt class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √vāt class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √vāt class 10 verb]√vā (verb class 2)[present active third single]√vā (verb class 1)[present active third single]√vāt (verb class 10)[present passive first single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhartuḥ -
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bhartṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kruddhā -
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kruddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kruddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kruddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√krudh -> kruddha (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √krudh class 4 verb]√krudh -> kruddha (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √krudh class 4 verb]√krudh -> kruddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √krudh class 4 verb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- yatnataḥ -
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yatnataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “kaṅkaṇaśreṇikevāsau doṣamevāvalambate”
- kaṅkaṇa -
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kaṅkaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kaṅkaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śreṇike -
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śreṇika (noun, masculine)[locative single]śreṇikā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vāsau -
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vāsi (noun, feminine)[locative single]vāsi (noun, masculine)[locative single]vāsu (noun, masculine)[locative single]vāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- doṣam -
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doṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]doṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- evāva -
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eva (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- alam -
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alam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bate -
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bata (noun, masculine)[locative 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 8383 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.