Sanskrit quote nr. 8814 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्णस्य भूषणमिदं ममायतिविरोधिनः ।
इति कर्णोत्पलं प्रायस् तव दृष्ट्या विलङ्घ्यते ॥karṇasya bhūṣaṇamidaṃ mamāyativirodhinaḥ |
iti karṇotpalaṃ prāyas tava dṛṣṭyā vilaṅghyate ||
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.
Bhushana (bhusana, bhūṣaṇa, भूषण): defined in 21 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Ayat (अयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Virodhin (विरोधिन्): defined in 11 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Karnotpala (karṇotpala, कर्णोत्पल): defined in 3 categories.
Praya (prāya, प्राय): defined in 8 categories.
Prayas (prāyas, प्रायस्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Drishti (drsti, dṛṣṭi, दृष्टि): defined in 19 categories.
Vilanghyata (vilaṅghyatā, विलङ्घ्यता): defined in 1 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), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, Buddhism
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: “karṇasya bhūṣaṇamidaṃ mamāyativirodhinaḥ”
- karṇasya -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- bhūṣaṇam -
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bhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- mamā -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- ayati -
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ayati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ayat (noun, masculine)[locative single]ayat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- virodhinaḥ -
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virodhin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]virodhin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “iti karṇotpalaṃ prāyas tava dṛṣṭyā vilaṅghyate”
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- karṇotpalam -
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karṇotpala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]karṇotpala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- prāyas -
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prāyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prāya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- dṛṣṭyā* -
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dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- vilaṅghyate -
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vilaṅghyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 8814 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.