Sanskrit quote nr. 8968 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कलङ्किनः प्रिये दोषाकरस्य च जडस्य च ।
न जातु शक्तिरिन्दोस् ते मुखेन प्रतिगर्जितुम् ॥kalaṅkinaḥ priye doṣākarasya ca jaḍasya ca |
na jātu śaktirindos te mukhena pratigarjitum ||
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.
Kalankin (kalaṅkin, कलङ्किन्): defined in 1 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय, priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.
Doshakara (dosakara, doṣākara, दोषाकर): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Jada (jaḍa, जड): defined in 15 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Jatu (jātu, जातु): defined in 6 categories.
Shakti (sakti, śakti, शक्ति): defined in 23 categories.
Indu (इन्दु): defined in 14 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Mukhena (मुखेन): defined in 2 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Pali, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shaiva philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “kalaṅkinaḥ priye doṣākarasya ca jaḍasya ca”
- kalaṅkinaḥ -
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kalaṅkin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]kalaṅkin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- priye -
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prī (noun, masculine)[dative single]prī (noun, feminine)[dative single]priya (noun, masculine)[locative single]priya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]priyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√pṛ (verb class 3)[present passive first single]√pṛ (verb class 9)[present passive first single]√pṛ (verb class 5)[present passive first single]√pṛ (verb class 6)[present middle first single], [present passive first single]
- doṣākarasya -
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doṣākara (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]
- jaḍasya -
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jaḍa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]jaḍa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “na jātu śaktirindos te mukhena pratigarjitum”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jātu -
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jātu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śaktir -
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śakti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]śakti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- indos -
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indu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- mukhena -
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mukhena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]mukha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]mukha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- garjitum -
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√gṛj -> garjitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √gṛj]√garj -> garjitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √garj]
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 8968 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.