Sanskrit quote nr. 8845 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्णोत्तालितकुन्तलान्तनिपतत्तोयक्षणासङ्गिना ।
हारेणेव वृतस्तनी पुलकिता शीतेन सीत्कारिणी ॥karṇottālitakuntalāntanipatattoyakṣaṇāsaṅginā |
hāreṇeva vṛtastanī pulakitā śītena sītkāriṇī ||
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.
Utta (उत्त, uttā, उत्ता): defined in 6 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Kuntala (कुन्तल): defined in 12 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Patat (पतत्): defined in 5 categories.
Toya (तोय): defined in 12 categories.
Kshana (ksana, kṣaṇa, क्षण): defined in 13 categories.
Hara (hāra, हार): defined in 18 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Vrit (vrt, vṛt, वृत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vrita (vrta, vṛta, वृत): defined in 4 categories.
Pulakita (pulakitā, पुलकिता): defined in 3 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, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
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: “karṇottālitakuntalāntanipatattoyakṣaṇāsaṅginā”
- karṇo -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- uttā -
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utta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]utta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]uttā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√ud -> utta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ud class 6 verb], [vocative single from √ud class 7 verb]√ud -> utta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ud class 6 verb], [vocative single from √ud class 7 verb]√ud -> uttā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √ud class 6 verb], [nominative single from √ud class 7 verb]√und -> utta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √und class 6 verb], [vocative single from √und class 7 verb]√und -> utta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √und class 6 verb], [vocative single from √und class 7 verb]√und -> uttā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √und class 6 verb], [nominative single from √und class 7 verb]
- ali -
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ali (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]alin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- ta -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound]
- kuntalān -
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kuntala (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tani -
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tan (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- patat -
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patat (noun, masculine)[compound]patat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√pat -> patat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]
- toya -
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toya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣaṇā -
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kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- asaṅginā -
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asaṅgin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]asaṅgin (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “hāreṇeva vṛtastanī pulakitā śītena sītkāriṇī”
- hāreṇe -
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hāra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]hāra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vṛtas -
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vṛt (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vṛt (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]vṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
- tanī -
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- pulakitā -
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pulakitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śītena -
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śīta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]śīta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√śi -> śīta (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √śi class 3 verb], [instrumental single from √śi class 5 verb]√śi -> śīta (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √śi class 3 verb], [instrumental single from √śi class 5 verb]√śī -> śīta (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √śī class 4 verb]√śī -> śīta (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √śī class 4 verb]√śyā -> śīta (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √śyā class 1 verb]√śyā -> śīta (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √śyā class 1 verb]
- Cannot analyse sītkāriṇī
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 8845 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.