Sanskrit quote nr. 8802 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्कन्धूफलमुच्चिनोति शबरी मुक्ताफलाकाङ्क्षया ।
गृध्रोलूककदम्बकस्य पुरतः काकोऽपि हंसायते ॥karkandhūphalamuccinoti śabarī muktāphalākāṅkṣayā |
gṛdhrolūkakadambakasya purataḥ kāko'pi haṃsāyate ||
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.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Mud (मुद्): defined in 5 categories.
Shabari (sabari, śabarī, शबरी): defined in 7 categories.
Muktaphala (muktāphala, मुक्ताफल): defined in 6 categories.
Akanksha (akanksa, ākāṅkṣā, आकाङ्क्षा): defined in 8 categories.
Gridhra (grdhra, gṛdhra, गृध्र, gṛdhrā, गृध्रा): defined in 11 categories.
Uluka (ulūka, उलूक): defined in 15 categories.
Kadambaka (कदम्बक): defined in 7 categories.
Purat (पुरत्): defined in 1 categories.
Kaka (kāka, काक): defined in 18 categories.
Kaku (kāku, काकु): defined in 10 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Hamsa (haṃsa, हंस): defined in 26 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Nepali, Dharmashastra (religious law), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Tamil, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “karkandhūphalamuccinoti śabarī muktāphalākāṅkṣayā”
- karkandhū -
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- phala -
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phala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]phala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√phal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- muc -
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mud (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- cinoti -
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√ci (verb class 5)[present active third single]
- śabarī -
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śabarī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- muktāphalā -
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muktāphala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]muktāphala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ākāṅkṣayā -
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ākāṅkṣā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “gṛdhrolūkakadambakasya purataḥ kāko'pi haṃsāyate”
- gṛdhro -
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gṛdhra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gṛdhra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]gṛdhrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ulūka -
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ulūka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ulūka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kadambakasya -
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kadambaka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]kadambaka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- purataḥ -
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purataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√pur -> purat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √pur class 6 verb], [ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]√pur -> purat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]√pur (verb class 6)[present active third dual]
- kāko' -
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kāka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kāku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- haṃsāya -
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haṃsa (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
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 8802 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.