Sanskrit quote nr. 8745 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
करा हिमांशोरपि तापयन्तीत्य् ।
एतत् प्रिये चेतसि नैव शङ्क्यम् ॥karā himāṃśorapi tāpayantīty |
etat priye cetasi naiva śaṅkyam ||
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.
Himamshu (himamsu, himāṃśu, हिमांशु): defined in 7 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय, priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.
Cetas (चेतस्): defined in 9 categories.
Naiva (नैव): defined in 3 categories.
Shankya (sankya, śaṅkya, शङ्क्य): defined in 1 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), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nepali, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), 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: “karā himāṃśorapi tāpayantīty”
- karā* -
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kara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- himāṃśor -
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himāṃśu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Cannot analyse tāpayantīty
- Line 2: “etat priye cetasi naiva śaṅkyam”
- etat -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- priye -
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prī (noun, masculine)[dative single]prī (noun, feminine)[dative single]priya (noun, masculine)[locative single]priya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]priyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√pṛ (verb class 3)[present passive first single]√pṛ (verb class 9)[present passive first single]√pṛ (verb class 5)[present passive first single]√pṛ (verb class 6)[present middle first single], [present passive first single]
- cetasi -
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cetas (noun, neuter)[locative single]√cit (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- naiva -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śaṅkyam -
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śaṅkya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śaṅkya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śaṅkyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śaṅk -> śaṅkya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śaṅk class 1 verb]√śaṅk -> śaṅkya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śaṅk class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śaṅk class 1 verb]√śañc -> śaṅkya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śañc class 1 verb]√śañc -> śaṅkya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śañc class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śañc 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 8745 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.