Sanskrit quote nr. 8868 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्तुं त्रिलोचनादन्यो न पार्थविजयं क्षमः ।
तदर्थः शक्यते द्रष्टुं लोचनद्वयिभिः कथम् ॥kartuṃ trilocanādanyo na pārthavijayaṃ kṣamaḥ |
tadarthaḥ śakyate draṣṭuṃ locanadvayibhiḥ katham ||
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.
Kartu (कर्तु): defined in 2 categories.
Trilocana (त्रिलोचन): defined in 8 categories.
Ani (anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Parthavijaya (pārthavijaya, पार्थविजय): defined in 1 categories.
Ksham (ksam, kṣam, क्षम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshama (ksama, kṣama, क्षम): defined in 14 categories.
Tadartha (तदर्थ): defined in 3 categories.
Shakyata (sakyata, śakyatā, शक्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Locana (लोचन): defined in 15 categories.
Dvayin (द्वयिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Marathi, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “kartuṃ trilocanādanyo na pārthavijayaṃ kṣamaḥ”
- kartum -
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√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]kartu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kartu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- trilocanād -
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trilocana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]trilocana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- anyo* -
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anī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pārthavijayam -
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pārthavijaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- kṣamaḥ -
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kṣam (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]kṣama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “tadarthaḥ śakyate draṣṭuṃ locanadvayibhiḥ katham”
- tadarthaḥ -
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tadartha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śakyate -
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śakyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√śak (verb class 5)[present passive third single]
- draṣṭum -
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√dṛś -> draṣṭum (infinitive)[infinitive from √dṛś]
- locana -
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locana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]locana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dvayibhiḥ -
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dvayin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 8868 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.