Sanskrit quote nr. 8565 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कन्दर्पकन्दलि सलीलदृशा लुनीहि ।
कोपाङ्कुरं चरणयोः शरणातिथिः स्याम् ॥kandarpakandali salīladṛśā lunīhi |
kopāṅkuraṃ caraṇayoḥ śaraṇātithiḥ syām ||
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.
Kandarpa (कन्दर्प): defined in 7 categories.
Kandali (kandalī, कन्दली): defined in 5 categories.
Kandalin (कन्दलिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Salila (salīla, सलील): defined in 12 categories.
Drisha (drsa, dṛśa, दृश, dṛśā, दृशा): defined in 3 categories.
Kopa (कोप): defined in 12 categories.
Ankura (aṅkura, अङ्कुर): defined in 14 categories.
Carana (caraṇa, चरण): defined in 24 categories.
Sharana (sarana, śaraṇa, शरण, śaraṇā, शरणा): defined in 18 categories.
Atithi (अतिथि): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Marathi, Kannada, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Hindi, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “kandarpakandali salīladṛśā lunīhi”
- kandarpa -
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kandarpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kandali -
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kandalī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]kandalin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kandalin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- salīla -
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salīla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]salīla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dṛśā* -
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dṛśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dṛśā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- lunīhi -
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√lū (verb class 9)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “kopāṅkuraṃ caraṇayoḥ śaraṇātithiḥ syām”
- kopā -
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kopa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- aṅkuram -
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aṅkura (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- caraṇayoḥ -
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caraṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]caraṇa (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- śaraṇā -
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śaraṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śaraṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śaraṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- atithiḥ -
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atithi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- syām -
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si (noun, feminine)[locative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active first 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 8565 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.