Sanskrit quote nr. 8958 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कलकण्ठ गणास्वाद्ये कामस्यास्त्रे निजाङ्कुरे ।
निम्बवृत्तिभिरुद्गदीर्णे न चूतः परितप्यते ॥kalakaṇṭha gaṇāsvādye kāmasyāstre nijāṅkure |
nimbavṛttibhirudgadīrṇe na cūtaḥ paritapyate ||
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.
Kalakantha (kalakaṇṭha, कलकण्ठ): defined in 5 categories.
Gana (gaṇā, गणा): defined in 21 categories.
Adya (ādya, आद्य, ādyā, आद्या): defined in 11 categories.
Kama (kāma, काम): defined in 24 categories.
Astri (astr, astṛ, अस्तृ): defined in 2 categories.
Astra (अस्त्र): defined in 10 categories.
Nija (निज, nijā, निजा): defined in 10 categories.
Ankura (aṅkura, अङ्कुर): defined in 14 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Cuta (cūta, चूत): defined in 11 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 9 categories.
Tapyati (तप्यति): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “kalakaṇṭha gaṇāsvādye kāmasyāstre nijāṅkure”
- kalakaṇṭha -
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kalakaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- gaṇāsvā -
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gaṇā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- ādye -
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ādya (noun, masculine)[locative single]ādya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ādyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √ad]√ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √ad], [vocative dual from √ad], [accusative dual from √ad], [locative single from √ad]√ad -> ādyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √ad], [vocative single from √ad], [vocative dual from √ad], [accusative dual from √ad]√ad (verb class 2)[imperfect passive first single]√ad (verb class 0)[present passive first single], [imperfect passive first single]
- kāmasyā -
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kāma (noun, masculine)[genitive single]kāma (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- astre -
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astṛ (noun, masculine)[dative single]astra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- nijā -
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nija (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nija (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nijā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṅkure -
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aṅkura (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “nimbavṛttibhirudgadīrṇe na cūtaḥ paritapyate”
- Cannot analyse nimbavṛttibhirudgadīrṇe*na
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cūtaḥ -
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cūta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pari (Preverb)[Preverb]
- tapyate -
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tapyati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√tap (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√tap (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third 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 8958 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.