Sanskrit quote nr. 8819 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्णाटीदशनाङ्कितः शितमहाराष्ट्रीकटाक्षाहततः ।
प्रौढान्ध्रीस्तनपीडितः प्रणयिनीभ्रूभङ्गवित्रासितः ॥karṇāṭīdaśanāṅkitaḥ śitamahārāṣṭrīkaṭākṣāhatataḥ |
prauḍhāndhrīstanapīḍitaḥ praṇayinībhrūbhaṅgavitrāsitaḥ ||
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.
Karnati (karṇāṭī, कर्णाटी): defined in 5 categories.
Ankita (aṅkita, अङ्कित): defined in 8 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Ara (āra, आर, ārā, आरा): defined in 18 categories.
Kataksha (kataksa, kaṭākṣa, कटाक्ष): defined in 7 categories.
Ahata (अहत): defined in 10 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Praudha (prauḍha, प्रौढ): defined in 8 categories.
Dhri (dhrī, ध्री): defined in 1 categories.
Tana (तन): defined in 16 categories.
Pidita (pīḍita, पीडित): defined in 11 categories.
Pranayin (praṇayin, प्रणयिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Pranayini (praṇayinī, प्रणयिनी): defined in 2 categories.
Bhrubhanga (bhrūbhaṅga, भ्रूभङ्ग): defined in 4 categories.
Vitrasita (vitrāsita, वित्रासित): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Gitashastra (science of music), Vastushastra (architecture)
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: “karṇāṭīdaśanāṅkitaḥ śitamahārāṣṭrīkaṭākṣāhatataḥ”
- karṇāṭī -
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karṇāṭī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- daśanā -
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daśana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]daśana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aṅkitaḥ -
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aṅkita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śitam -
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śita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śā -> śita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √śā class 4 verb]√śā -> śita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √śā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √śā class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śā class 4 verb]
- ahā -
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aha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ārā -
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āra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ārā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√ār (verb class 4)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- āṣṭrī -
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āṣṭrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- kaṭākṣā -
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kaṭākṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ahata -
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ahata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ahata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√han (verb class 2)[imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
- taḥ -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “prauḍhāndhrīstanapīḍitaḥ praṇayinībhrūbhaṅgavitrāsitaḥ”
- prauḍhān -
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prauḍha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- dhrīs -
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dhrī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- tana -
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tana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- pīḍitaḥ -
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pīḍita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√pīḍ -> pīḍita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
- praṇayinī -
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praṇayinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]praṇayin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bhrūbhaṅga -
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bhrūbhaṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vitrāsitaḥ -
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vitrāsita (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 8819 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.