Sanskrit quote nr. 8617 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

कपालैर्यो बद्धः कथमखिलविश्वप्रभुरसाव् ।
अनार्यैरस्माभिः परमियमपूर्वैव रचना ॥

kapālairyo baddhaḥ kathamakhilaviśvaprabhurasāv |
anāryairasmābhiḥ paramiyamapūrvaiva racanā ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Kapala (kapāla, कपाल): defined in 17 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Baddha (बद्ध): defined in 15 categories.
Anarya (anārya, अनार्य): defined in 7 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Param (परम्): defined in 6 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 19 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Apurva (apūrva, अपूर्व, apūrvā, अपूर्वा): defined in 11 categories.
Racana (racanā, रचना): defined in 10 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali

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: “kapālairyo baddhaḥ kathamakhilaviśvaprabhurasāv
  • kapālair -
  • kapāla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kapāla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • baddhaḥ -
  • baddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse kathamakhilaviśvaprabhurasāv
  • Line 2: “anāryairasmābhiḥ paramiyamapūrvaiva racanā
  • anāryair -
  • anārya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    anārya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • asmābhiḥ -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental plural]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apūrvai -
  • apūrva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apūrva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • racanā -
  • racanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 8617 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.

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