Sanskrit quote nr. 8742 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

करालवाचालमुखाश्चमूखनैर् ।
ध्वस्ताम्बरा वीक्ष्य दिशो रजस्वलाः ॥

karālavācālamukhāścamūkhanair |
dhvastāmbarā vīkṣya diśo rajasvalāḥ ||

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.

Dhvasta (dhvastā, ध्वस्ता): defined in 7 categories.
Bara (बर): defined in 8 categories.
Vikshya (viksya, vīkṣya, वीक्ष्य): defined in 3 categories.
Dishas (disas, diśas, दिशस्): defined in 2 categories.
Dish (dis, diś, दिश्): defined in 8 categories.
Rajasvala (रजस्वल, rajasvalā, रजस्वला): defined in 4 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Hindi, Kannada, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Marathi, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Hinduism, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), 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: “karālavācālamukhāścamūkhanair
  • Cannot analyse karālavācālamukhāścamūkhanair
  • Line 2: “dhvastāmbarā vīkṣya diśo rajasvalāḥ
  • dhvastām -
  • dhvastā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • barā* -
  • bara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vīkṣya -
  • vīkṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vīkṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • diśo* -
  • diśas (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    diś (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • rajasvalāḥ -
  • rajasvala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rajasvalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

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 8742 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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