Sanskrit quote nr. 8710 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

करतरलितबन्धं कञ्चुकं कुर्वतीनां ।
प्रतिफलितमिदानीं दैपमाताम्रमर्चिः ॥

karataralitabandhaṃ kañcukaṃ kurvatīnāṃ |
pratiphalitamidānīṃ daipamātāmramarciḥ ||

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.

Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Tap (तप्): defined in 4 categories.
Andha (अन्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Kancuka (kañcuka, कञ्चुक): defined in 8 categories.
Kurvati (kurvatī, कुर्वती): defined in 1 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Phalita (फलित): defined in 8 categories.
Idanim (idānīm, इदानीम्): defined in 1 categories.
Daipa (दैप): defined in 1 categories.
Atamra (ātāmra, आताम्र): defined in 2 categories.
Arcis (अर्चिस्): defined in 7 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Pali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (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: “karataralitabandhaṃ kañcukaṃ kurvatīnāṃ
  • karata -
  • kṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • ra -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ali -
  • ali (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    alin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tab -
  • tap (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • andham -
  • andha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    andha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    andhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kañcukam -
  • kañcuka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kañcuka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kurvatīnām -
  • kṛ -> kurvatī (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • Line 2: “pratiphalitamidānīṃ daipamātāmramarciḥ
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • phalitam -
  • phalita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phalita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    phal -> phalita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √phal class 1 verb]
    phal -> phalita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √phal class 1 verb], [accusative single from √phal class 1 verb]
  • idānīm -
  • idānīm (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • daipam -
  • daipa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daipa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ātāmram -
  • ātāmra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ātāmra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ātāmrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • arciḥ -
  • arcis (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    arcis (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    arci (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 8710 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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