Sanskrit quote nr. 8557 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कनकस्य तु पञ्चाङ्गं कर्पूरं केतकीरजः ।
आत्मशुक्रेण संयुक्तं वश्यकृद् भक्षितं स्त्रियाः ॥kanakasya tu pañcāṅgaṃ karpūraṃ ketakīrajaḥ |
ātmaśukreṇa saṃyuktaṃ vaśyakṛd bhakṣitaṃ striyāḥ ||
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.
Kanaka (कनक): defined in 20 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Pancanga (pañcāṅga, पञ्चाङ्ग): defined in 12 categories.
Karpura (karpūra, कर्पूर): defined in 15 categories.
Ketaki (केतकि, ketakī, केतकी): defined in 11 categories.
Raja (रज): defined in 16 categories.
Rajas (रजस्): defined in 14 categories.
Shukra (sukra, śukra, शुक्र): defined in 15 categories.
Samyuktam (saṃyuktam, संयुक्तम्): defined in 1 categories.
Samyukta (saṃyukta, संयुक्त): defined in 15 categories.
Vashya (vasya, vaśya, वश्य): defined in 11 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhakshita (bhaksita, bhakṣita, भक्षित): defined in 6 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
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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: “kanakasya tu pañcāṅgaṃ karpūraṃ ketakīrajaḥ”
- kanakasya -
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kanaka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]kanaka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- pañcāṅgam -
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pañcāṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pañcāṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- karpūram -
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karpūra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]karpūra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]karpūrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ketakīr -
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ketaki (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [accusative plural]ketakī (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- rajaḥ -
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rajas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rajas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]raja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ātmaśukreṇa saṃyuktaṃ vaśyakṛd bhakṣitaṃ striyāḥ”
- ātma -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- śukreṇa -
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śukra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]śukra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- saṃyuktam -
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saṃyuktam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]saṃyukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saṃyukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saṃyuktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vaśya -
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vaśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vaśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vaś -> vaśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vaś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vaś class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vaś class 3 verb]√vaś -> vaśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vaś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vaś class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vaś class 3 verb]
- kṛd -
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kṛt (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhakṣitam -
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bhakṣita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhakṣita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhakṣitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √bhakṣ]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √bhakṣ]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √bhakṣ]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √bhakṣ]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √bhakṣ], [accusative single from √bhakṣ]
- striyāḥ -
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strī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive 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 8557 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.