Sanskrit quote nr. 8692 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
करकङ्कटकुट्यङ्कखङ्गसंघट्टटाङ्कृतैः ।
कालरात्र्या प्रनृत्यन्त्या रणवीणेव वाद्यते ॥karakaṅkaṭakuṭyaṅkakhaṅgasaṃghaṭṭaṭāṅkṛtaiḥ |
kālarātryā pranṛtyantyā raṇavīṇeva vādyate ||
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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.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Kankata (kaṅkaṭa, कङ्कट): defined in 7 categories.
Kuti (kuṭi, कुटि, kuṭī, कुटी): defined in 13 categories.
Anka (aṅka, अङ्क): defined in 14 categories.
Kham (खम्): defined in 3 categories.
Khanj (khañj, खञ्ज्): defined in 1 categories.
Ga (ग): defined in 9 categories.
Tankrita (tankrta, ṭāṅkṛta, टाङ्कृत): defined in 2 categories.
Kalaratri (kālarātri, कालरात्रि, kālarātrī, कालरात्री): defined in 10 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Nrityanti (nrtyanti, nṛtyantī, नृत्यन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Rana (raṇa, रण): defined in 12 categories.
Vina (vīṇā, वीणा): defined in 21 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Kavya (poetry), Buddhism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shilpashastra (iconography), Nepali, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “karakaṅkaṭakuṭyaṅkakhaṅgasaṃghaṭṭaṭāṅkṛtaiḥ”
- kara -
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kara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kaṅkaṭa -
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kaṅkaṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kuṭya -
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kuṭi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kuṭi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kuṭī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]√kuṭ -> kuṭya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kuṭ]√kuṭ -> kuṭya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kuṭ]√kuṭ -> kuṭya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kuṭ class 10 verb]√kuṭ -> kuṭya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kuṭ class 10 verb]√kuṭ (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- aṅka -
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aṅka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√aṅk (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- khaṅ -
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kham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]khañj (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]khañj (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ga -
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ga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṅghaṭṭa -
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saṅghaṭṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṭāṅkṛtaiḥ -
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ṭāṅkṛta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “kālarātryā pranṛtyantyā raṇavīṇeva vādyate”
- kālarātryā -
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kālarātri (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]kālarātrī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nṛtyantyā* -
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√nṛt -> nṛtyantī (participle, feminine)[ablative single from √nṛt class 4 verb], [genitive single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
- raṇa -
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raṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]raṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√raṇ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vīṇe -
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vīṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vādyate -
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√vad (verb class 0)[present passive third 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 8692 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.