Sanskrit quote nr. 8707 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
करञ्जारग्वधारिष्टसप्तपर्णत्वचाकृतः ।
उपचारः क्रिमिहरो मूत्रमुस्तविडङ्गवान् ॥karañjāragvadhāriṣṭasaptaparṇatvacākṛtaḥ |
upacāraḥ krimiharo mūtramustaviḍaṅgavān ||
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.
Karanja (karañja, करञ्ज): defined in 10 categories.
Aragvadha (āragvadha, आरग्वध): defined in 4 categories.
Arishta (arista, ariṣṭa, अरिष्ट): defined in 14 categories.
Tvac (त्वच्): defined in 9 categories.
Tvaca (त्वच, tvacā, त्वचा): defined in 6 categories.
Akrita (akrta, akṛta, अकृत): defined in 8 categories.
Upacara (upacāra, उपचार): defined in 14 categories.
Mutra (mūtra, मूत्र): defined in 11 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Vidanga (viḍaṅga, विडङ्ग): defined in 8 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Vat (vāt, वात्): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Hindi, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), 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: “karañjāragvadhāriṣṭasaptaparṇatvacākṛtaḥ”
- karañjā -
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karañja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- āragvadhā -
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āragvadha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āragvadha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ariṣṭa -
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ariṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ariṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saptaparṇa -
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saptaparṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saptaparṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvacā -
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tvaca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tvac (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]tvacā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√tvac (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- akṛtaḥ -
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akṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “upacāraḥ krimiharo mūtramustaviḍaṅgavān”
- upacāraḥ -
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upacāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse krimiharo*mū
- mūtram -
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mūtra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- us -
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u (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- ta -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound]
- viḍaṅga -
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viḍaṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viḍaṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vān -
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va (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]
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 8707 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.