Sanskrit quote nr. 8817 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्णाग्रे पीडिते येषां सिन्दूराभस्य दर्शनम् ।
शोणितस्य भवेत् क्षिप्रं ते वाह्याश्चिरजीविनः ॥karṇāgre pīḍite yeṣāṃ sindūrābhasya darśanam |
śoṇitasya bhavet kṣipraṃ te vāhyāścirajīvinaḥ ||
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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.
Agre (अग्रे): defined in 1 categories.
Agra (अग्र, agrā, अग्रा): defined in 15 categories.
Agri (अग्रि): defined in 2 categories.
Pidita (pīḍita, पीडित, pīḍitā, पीडिता): defined in 11 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Darshana (darsana, darśana, दर्शन): defined in 18 categories.
Shonita (sonita, śoṇita, शोणित): defined in 13 categories.
Kshipram (ksipram, kṣipram, क्षिप्रम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshipra (ksipra, kṣipra, क्षिप्र): defined in 16 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vahya (vāhya, वाह्य, vāhyā, वाह्या): defined in 8 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, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Pali, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Prakrit
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: “karṇāgre pīḍite yeṣāṃ sindūrābhasya darśanam”
- karṇā -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- agre -
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agre (indeclinable)[indeclinable]agra (noun, masculine)[locative single]agra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]agrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]agri (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- pīḍite -
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pīḍita (noun, masculine)[locative single]pīḍita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]pīḍitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√pīḍ -> pīḍita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb]√pīḍ -> pīḍita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [locative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb]√pīḍ -> pīḍitā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
- yeṣām -
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ya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- Cannot analyse sindūrābhasya*da
- darśanam -
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darśana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]darśana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “śoṇitasya bhavet kṣipraṃ te vāhyāścirajīvinaḥ”
- śoṇitasya -
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śoṇita (noun, masculine)[genitive single]śoṇita (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- kṣipram -
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kṣipram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṣipra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣipra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣiprā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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]
- vāhyāś -
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vāhya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vāhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vāh -> vāhya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vāh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vāh class 1 verb]√vāh -> vāhyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vāh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vāh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vāh class 1 verb]√vah -> vāhya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vah class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vah], [vocative plural from √vah]√vah -> vāhyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vah class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vah class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vah], [vocative plural from √vah], [accusative plural from √vah]
- cirajīvinaḥ -
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cirajīvin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]cirajīvin (noun, neuter)[ablative 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 8817 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.