Sanskrit quote nr. 8832 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्णें चामरचारुकम्बुकलिका कण्ठे मणीनां गणः ।
सिन्दूरप्रकरः शिरःपरिसरे पार्श्वान्तिके किङ्किणी ॥karṇeṃ cāmaracārukambukalikā kaṇṭhe maṇīnāṃ gaṇaḥ |
sindūraprakaraḥ śiraḥparisare pārśvāntike kiṅkiṇī ||
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.
Karni (karṇi, कर्णि): defined in 5 categories.
Camara (cāmara, चामर): defined in 19 categories.
Caruka (cāruka, चारुक): defined in 6 categories.
Buk (बुक्): defined in 2 categories.
Kantha (kaṇṭha, कण्ठ): defined in 19 categories.
Mani (maṇi, मणि): defined in 25 categories.
Gana (gaṇa, गण): defined in 21 categories.
Sindura (sindūra, सिन्दूर): defined in 13 categories.
Prakara (प्रकर): defined in 16 categories.
Shiras (siras, śiras, शिरस्): defined in 15 categories.
Parisara (परिसर, parisarā, परिसरा): defined in 5 categories.
Parshva (parsva, pārśva, पार्श्व): defined in 14 categories.
Tika (तिक): defined in 11 categories.
Kinkini (kiṅkiṇi, किङ्किणि, kiṅkiṇī, किङ्किणी): defined in 14 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, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Gitashastra (science of music), Buddhism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “karṇeṃ cāmaracārukambukalikā kaṇṭhe maṇīnāṃ gaṇaḥ”
- karṇe -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]karṇi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- cāmara -
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cāmara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cāmara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cārukam -
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cāruka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- buk -
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buk (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- alikā -
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- kaṇṭhe -
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kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[locative single]√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- maṇīnām -
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maṇi (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- gaṇaḥ -
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gaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sindūraprakaraḥ śiraḥparisare pārśvāntike kiṅkiṇī”
- sindūra -
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sindūra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sindūra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prakaraḥ -
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prakara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śiraḥ -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- parisare -
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parisara (noun, masculine)[locative single]parisara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]parisarā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- pārśvān -
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pārśva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tike -
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tika (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- kiṅkiṇī -
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kiṅkiṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kiṅkiṇi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 8832 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.