Sanskrit quote nr. 8620 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

कपिकुलनखमुखखण्डित- ।
तरुतलफलभोजनो वरं पुरुषः ॥

kapikulanakhamukhakhaṇḍita- |
tarutalaphalabhojano varaṃ puruṣaḥ ||

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.

Kapi (kapī, कपी): defined in 11 categories.
Kula (कुल): defined in 22 categories.
Nakha (नख): defined in 15 categories.
Ukha (उख): defined in 4 categories.
Khandita (khaṇḍita, खण्डित): defined in 13 categories.
Tarutala (तरुतल): defined in 2 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Bhojana (भोजन): defined in 17 categories.
Varam (वरम्): defined in 7 categories.
Vara (वर): defined in 23 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Prakrit, Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy)

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: “kapikulanakhamukhakhaṇḍita-
  • kapi -
  • kapi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kapī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • kula -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nakham -
  • nakha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nakha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ukha -
  • ukha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • khaṇḍita -
  • khaṇḍita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    khaṇḍita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    khaṇḍ -> khaṇḍita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √khaṇḍ]
    khaṇḍ -> khaṇḍita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √khaṇḍ]
    khaṇḍ -> khaṇḍita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √khaṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √khaṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √khaṇḍ]
    khaṇḍ -> khaṇḍita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √khaṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √khaṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √khaṇḍ]
  • Line 2: “tarutalaphalabhojano varaṃ puruṣaḥ
  • tarutala -
  • tarutala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • phala -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhojano* -
  • bhojana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • puruṣaḥ -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [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 8620 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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