Sanskrit quote nr. 8829 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्णिकारससौवीरगुप्तां त्रिकटुमाधवीम् ।
यष्टीधान्यगुडक्षीरं दष्टो मत्तशुना पिबेत् ॥karṇikārasasauvīraguptāṃ trikaṭumādhavīm |
yaṣṭīdhānyaguḍakṣīraṃ daṣṭo mattaśunā pibet ||
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.
Karnikara (karṇikāra, कर्णिकार): defined in 11 categories.
Gupta (guptā, गुप्ता): defined in 13 categories.
Trikatu (trikaṭu, त्रिकटु): defined in 5 categories.
Madhavi (mādhavī, माधवी): defined in 10 categories.
Yashti (yasti, yaṣṭi, यष्टि, yaṣṭī, यष्टी): defined in 12 categories.
Dhanya (dhānya, धान्य): defined in 13 categories.
Guda (guḍa, गुड): defined in 17 categories.
Kshira (ksira, kṣīra, क्षीर): defined in 14 categories.
Dashta (dasta, daṣṭa, दष्ट): defined in 8 categories.
Matta (मत्त): defined in 19 categories.
Shvan (svan, śvan, श्वन्): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pali, Prakrit, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “karṇikārasasauvīraguptāṃ trikaṭumādhavīm”
- karṇikāra -
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karṇikāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]karṇikāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sasau -
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sasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sā (verb class 4)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√sai (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- auvī -
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√u (verb class 2)[imperfect middle first single]
- ira -
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√ir (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- guptām -
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guptā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√gup -> guptā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √gup class 4 verb]
- trikaṭu -
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trikaṭu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- mādhavīm -
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mādhavī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “yaṣṭīdhānyaguḍakṣīraṃ daṣṭo mattaśunā pibet”
- yaṣṭī -
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yaṣṭī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]yaṣṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dhānya -
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dhānya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhānya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- guḍa -
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guḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√guḍ (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- kṣīram -
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kṣīra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣīra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣīrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- daṣṭo* -
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daṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- matta -
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matta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]matta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mad -> matta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √mad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 3 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 4 verb]√mad -> matta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √mad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 3 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 4 verb]
- śunā -
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śunā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]śvan (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- pibet -
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√pā (verb class 1)[optative active third 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 8829 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.