Sanskrit quote nr. 8807 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्णं चक्षुरजीगणत्तव पितुस् तातः पिता ते पुनः ।
शक्त्याधारकुमारमप्यजगणत्तं कातरत्वेन सः ॥karṇaṃ cakṣurajīgaṇattava pitus tātaḥ pitā te punaḥ |
śaktyādhārakumāramapyajagaṇattaṃ kātaratvena saḥ ||
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.
Karna (karṇa, कर्ण): defined in 22 categories.
Cakshus (caksus, cakṣus, चक्षुस्): defined in 17 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Pitri (pitr, pitṛ, पितृ): defined in 14 categories.
Pitu (पितु): defined in 4 categories.
Tata (tāta, तात): defined in 18 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Shakti (sakti, śakti, शक्ति): defined in 23 categories.
Shaktin (saktin, śaktin, शक्तिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Adhara (ādhāra, आधार): defined in 17 categories.
Kumara (kumāra, कुमार): defined in 24 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Jaga (जग): defined in 6 categories.
Na (ṇa, ण): defined in 12 categories.
Tta (त्त): defined in 2 categories.
Kataratva (kātaratva, कातरत्व): defined in 1 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pali, Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Prakrit, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shaiva philosophy, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “karṇaṃ cakṣurajīgaṇattava pitus tātaḥ pitā te punaḥ”
- karṇam -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- cakṣur -
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cakṣus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cakṣus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cakṣu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṣai (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]
- ajīgaṇat -
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√gaṇ (verb class 10)[aorist active third single]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- pitus -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]pitu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tātaḥ -
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tāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pitā -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative 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]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “śaktyādhārakumāramapyajagaṇattaṃ kātaratvena saḥ”
- śaktyā -
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śakti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]śakti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]śaktin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]śaktin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ādhāra -
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ādhāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kumāram -
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kumāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kumāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- apya -
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apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- jaga -
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jaga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√gā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√gā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√gā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]√gā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√gā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]
- ṇa -
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ṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ttam -
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tta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ttā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kātaratvena -
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kātaratva (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- saḥ -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 8807 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.