Sanskrit quote nr. 8830 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्णिनालीकनाराचा निर्हरन्ति शरीरतः ।
वाक्शल्यस् तु न निर्हर्तुं शक्यो हृदिशयो हि सः ॥karṇinālīkanārācā nirharanti śarīrataḥ |
vākśalyas tu na nirhartuṃ śakyo hṛdiśayo hi saḥ ||
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.
Karni (karṇi, कर्णि): defined in 5 categories.
Karnin (karṇin, कर्णिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Alika (alīka, अलीक): defined in 5 categories.
Naraca (nārāca, नाराच): defined in 10 categories.
Nih (niḥ, निः): defined in 2 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Harat (हरत्): defined in 2 categories.
Haranti (harantī, हरन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Sharira (sarira, śarīra, शरीर): defined in 18 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Vac (vāc, वाच्): defined in 12 categories.
Shali (sali, śalī, शली): defined in 19 categories.
Shalya (salya, śalya, शल्य): defined in 17 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Hartu (हर्तु): defined in 1 categories.
Shakya (sakya, śakya, शक्य): defined in 12 categories.
Hridishaya (hrdisaya, hṛdiśaya, हृदिशय): defined in 1 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Tamil, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Buddhism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry)
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: “karṇinālīkanārācā nirharanti śarīrataḥ”
- karṇinā -
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karṇi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]karṇin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]karṇin (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- alīka -
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alīka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]alīka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nārācā* -
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nārāca (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- nir -
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niḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]niḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nis (Preverb)[Preverb]
- haranti -
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√hṛ -> harat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ -> harantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- śarīra -
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śarīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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: “vākśalyas tu na nirhartuṃ śakyo hṛdiśayo hi saḥ”
- vāk -
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vāc (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- śalyas -
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śalī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śalya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śal -> śalya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śal class 10 verb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nir -
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niḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]niḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- hartum -
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√hṛ -> hartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √hṛ]hartu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- śakyo* -
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śakya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śak class 5 verb]
- hṛdiśayo* -
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hṛdiśaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- saḥ -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (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 8830 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.