Sanskrit quote nr. 8391 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कण्ठश्रियं कुवलयस्तबकाभिराम- ।
दामानुकारिविकटच्छविकालकूटाम् ॥kaṇṭhaśriyaṃ kuvalayastabakābhirāma- |
dāmānukārivikaṭacchavikālakūṭām ||
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.
Kantha (kaṇṭha, कण्ठ): defined in 19 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Kuvalaya (कुवलय): defined in 8 categories.
Tap (तप्): defined in 4 categories.
Aka (अक): defined in 7 categories.
Abhirama (abhirāma, अभिराम): defined in 9 categories.
Dama (dāma, दाम, dāmā, दामा): defined in 14 categories.
Daman (dāman, दामन्): defined in 6 categories.
Anukarin (anukārin, अनुकारिन्): defined in 8 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Sha (sa, śa, श): defined in 9 categories.
Vikala (vikāla, विकाल): defined in 12 categories.
Kuta (kūṭa, कूट): defined in 19 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Gitashastra (science of music), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “kaṇṭhaśriyaṃ kuvalayastabakābhirāma-”
- kaṇṭha -
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kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- śriyam -
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śriyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śrī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śrī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- kuvalayas -
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kuvalaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tab -
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tap (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- akā -
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aka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ak (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- abhirāma -
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abhirāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]abhirāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “dāmānukārivikaṭacchavikālakūṭām”
- dāmā -
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dāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dāman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]dāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√dā (verb class 2)[imperative active first plural]
- anukāri -
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anukārin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anukārin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kaṭacch -
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√kaṭ -> kaṭat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kaṭ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kaṭ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaṭ class 1 verb]
- śa -
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śa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vikāla -
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vikāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kūṭā -
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kūṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kūṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[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 8391 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.