Sanskrit quote nr. 8841 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्णे बद्धा रवौ श्वेततुरंगरिपुमूलिका ।
सर्वज्वरहरा श्वेतमन्दारस्य च मूलिका ॥karṇe baddhā ravau śvetaturaṃgaripumūlikā |
sarvajvaraharā śvetamandārasya ca mūlikā ||
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.
Baddha (बद्ध, baddhā, बद्धा): defined in 15 categories.
Rava (रव): defined in 13 categories.
Ravi (रवि): defined in 19 categories.
Shveta (sveta, śveta, श्वेत): defined in 21 categories.
Turanga (turaṅga, तुरङ्ग): defined in 9 categories.
Ripu (रिपु): defined in 13 categories.
Uli (ūlī, ऊली): defined in 7 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Sarvajvarahara (sarvajvaraharā, सर्वज्वरहरा): defined in 2 categories.
Shvetamandara (svetamandara, śvetamandāra, श्वेतमन्दार): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Mulika (mūlikā, मूलिका): defined in 5 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: “karṇe baddhā ravau śvetaturaṃgaripumūlikā”
- karṇe -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]karṇi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- baddhā* -
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baddha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]baddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ravau -
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rava (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ravi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- śveta -
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śveta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śveta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- turaṅga -
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turaṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ripum -
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ripu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]ripu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ūli -
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ūlī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- kā -
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kā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sarvajvaraharā śvetamandārasya ca mūlikā”
- sarvajvaraharā -
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sarvajvaraharā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śvetamandārasya -
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śvetamandāra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mūlikā -
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mūlikā (noun, feminine)[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 8841 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.