Sanskrit quote nr. 8824 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्णारुन्तुदमेव कोकिलरुतं तस्याः श्रुते भाषिते ।
चन्द्रे लोकरुचिस् तदाननरुचेः प्रागेव संदर्शनात् ॥karṇāruntudameva kokilarutaṃ tasyāḥ śrute bhāṣite |
candre lokarucis tadānanaruceḥ prāgeva saṃdarśanāt ||
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.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Kokila (कोकिल): defined in 14 categories.
Ruta (रुत): defined in 4 categories.
Shruta (sruta, śruta, श्रुत, śrutā, श्रुता): defined in 10 categories.
Shruti (sruti, śruti, श्रुति): defined in 20 categories.
Candra (चन्द्र, candrā, चन्द्रा): defined in 23 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Ruci (रुचि): defined in 12 categories.
Tada (tadā, तदा): defined in 10 categories.
Anana (ānana, आनन): defined in 14 categories.
Prak (prāk, प्राक्): defined in 7 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, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Buddhism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jain philosophy
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: “karṇāruntudameva kokilarutaṃ tasyāḥ śrute bhāṣite”
- 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]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kokila -
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kokila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- rutam -
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ruta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ruta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ru -> ruta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ru class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ru class 2 verb]√ru -> ruta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ru class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ru class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ru class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ru class 2 verb]√ru (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- tasyāḥ -
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sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- śrute -
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śrut (noun, feminine)[dative single]śrut (noun, masculine)[dative single]śrut (noun, neuter)[dative single]śruta (noun, masculine)[locative single]śruta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śrutā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]śruti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śru class 5 verb]√śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √śru class 5 verb], [locative single from √śru class 5 verb]√śru -> śrutā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative single from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √śru class 5 verb]
- bhāṣite -
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bhāṣita (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhāṣita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhāṣitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “candre lokarucis tadānanaruceḥ prāgeva saṃdarśanāt”
- candre -
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candra (noun, masculine)[locative single]candra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]candrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- loka -
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loka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- rucis -
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ruci (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ruci (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ānana -
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ānana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ruceḥ -
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ruci (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]ruci (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- prāg -
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prāk (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sandarśanāt -
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sandarśana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative 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 8824 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.