Sanskrit quote nr. 8735 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कराग्रजाग्रच्छतकोटिरर्थी ।
ययोरिमौ तौ तुलयेत् कुचौ चेत् ॥karāgrajāgracchatakoṭirarthī |
yayorimau tau tulayet kucau cet ||
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.
Karagra (karāgra, कराग्र): defined in 2 categories.
Jagrat (jāgrat, जाग्रत्): defined in 5 categories.
Shatakoti (satakoti, śatakoṭi, शतकोटि): defined in 6 categories.
Arthin (अर्थिन्): defined in 9 categories.
Yayu (ययु): defined in 4 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Kuca (कुच): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Ayurveda (science of life)
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: “karāgrajāgracchatakoṭirarthī”
- karāgra -
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karāgra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jāgracch -
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jāgrat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]jāgrat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single]√jāgṛ -> jāgrat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √jāgṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jāgṛ class 2 verb]√jāgṛ -> jāgrat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jāgṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jāgṛ class 2 verb]
- śatakoṭir -
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śatakoṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]śatakoṭi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- arthī -
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arthin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “yayorimau tau tulayet kucau cet”
- yayor -
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yayu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]yayu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]yā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- imau -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- tau -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- tulayet -
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√tul (verb class 10)[optative active third single]
- kucau -
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kuca (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Cannot analyse cet
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 8735 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.