Sanskrit quote nr. 8823 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्णारुन्तुदमन्तरेण रणितं गाहस्व काक स्वयम् ।
माकन्दं मकरन्दसुन्दरमिदं त्वां कोकिलं मन्महे ॥karṇāruntudamantareṇa raṇitaṃ gāhasva kāka svayam |
mākandaṃ makarandasundaramidaṃ tvāṃ kokilaṃ manmahe ||
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.
Aruntuda (अरुन्तुद): defined in 2 categories.
Antarena (antareṇa, अन्तरेण): defined in 3 categories.
Antara (अन्तर): defined in 17 categories.
Ranita (raṇita, रणित): defined in 3 categories.
Kaka (kāka, काक): defined in 18 categories.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 categories.
Makanda (mākanda, माकन्द): defined in 3 categories.
Makaranda (मकरन्द): defined in 9 categories.
Sundaram (सुन्दरम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sundara (सुन्दर): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Tva (tvā, त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Kokila (कोकिल): defined in 14 categories.
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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: “karṇāruntudamantareṇa raṇitaṃ gāhasva kāka svayam”
- karṇā -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- aruntudam -
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aruntuda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aruntuda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aruntudā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- antareṇa -
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antareṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]antara (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]antara (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- raṇitam -
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raṇita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]raṇita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]raṇitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√raṇ -> raṇita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √raṇ]√raṇ -> raṇita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √raṇ]√raṇ -> raṇitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √raṇ]√raṇ -> raṇita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √raṇ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √raṇ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √raṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √raṇ]√raṇ -> raṇita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √raṇ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √raṇ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √raṇ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √raṇ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √raṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √raṇ class 10 verb], [nominative single from √raṇ], [accusative single from √raṇ]
- gāhasva -
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√gāh (verb class 1)[imperative middle second single]
- kāka -
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kāka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “mākandaṃ makarandasundaramidaṃ tvāṃ kokilaṃ manmahe”
- mākandam -
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mākanda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- makaranda -
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makaranda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]makaranda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sundaram -
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sundaram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sundara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sundara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tvām -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- kokilam -
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kokila (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kokilā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- manmahe -
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√man (verb class 8)[present middle first plural]
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 8823 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.