Sanskrit quote nr. 8740 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
करारविन्देन पदारविन्दं ।
मुखारविन्दे विनिवेशयन्तम् ॥karāravindena padāravindaṃ |
mukhāravinde viniveśayantam ||
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.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Aravinda (अरविन्द): defined in 11 categories.
Padaravinda (padāravinda, पदारविन्द): defined in 1 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 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), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
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: “karāravindena padāravindaṃ”
- karā -
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kara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aravindena -
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aravinda (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]aravinda (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- padāravindam -
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padāravinda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “mukhāravinde viniveśayantam”
- mukhā -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aravinde -
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aravinda (noun, masculine)[locative single]aravinda (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- viniveśa -
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viniveśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yantam -
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yat (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √i class 2 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 8740 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.