Sanskrit quote nr. 8636 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कपोले पाण्डुत्वं किमपि जलधारां नयनयोस् ।
तनौ कार्श्यं दैन्यं वचसि हृदि दावानलशिखाम् ॥kapole pāṇḍutvaṃ kimapi jaladhārāṃ nayanayos |
tanau kārśyaṃ dainyaṃ vacasi hṛdi dāvānalaśikhām ||
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.
Kapola (कपोल): defined in 9 categories.
Pandutva (pāṇḍutva, पाण्डुत्व): defined in 2 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Jaladhara (jaladhārā, जलधारा): defined in 7 categories.
Tanu (तनु): defined in 16 categories.
Karshya (karsya, kārśya, कार्श्य): defined in 7 categories.
Dainya (दैन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Vacas (वचस्): defined in 2 categories.
Hrid (hrd, hṛd, हृद्): defined in 13 categories.
Dava (dāva, दाव): defined in 11 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Shikha (sikha, śikhā, शिखा): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Prakrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Nepali, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), 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: “kapole pāṇḍutvaṃ kimapi jaladhārāṃ nayanayos”
- kapole -
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kapola (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- pāṇḍutvam -
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pāṇḍutva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- jaladhārām -
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jaladhārā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Cannot analyse nayanayos
- Line 2: “tanau kārśyaṃ dainyaṃ vacasi hṛdi dāvānalaśikhām”
- tanau -
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tanu (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- kārśyam -
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kārśya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kārśya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dainyam -
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dainya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vacasi -
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vacas (noun, masculine)[locative single]vacas (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- hṛdi -
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hṛd (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- dāvān -
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dāva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ala -
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ala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√al (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- śikhām -
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śikhā (noun, feminine)[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 8636 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.