Sanskrit quote nr. 9175 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कस्तूरिकां हरिण मुञ्च वनोपकण्ठं ।
मा सौरभेण ककुभः सुरभीकुरुष्व ॥kastūrikāṃ hariṇa muñca vanopakaṇṭhaṃ |
mā saurabheṇa kakubhaḥ surabhīkuruṣva ||
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.
Kasturika (kastūrikā, कस्तूरिका): defined in 3 categories.
Harina (hariṇa, हरिण): defined in 16 categories.
Vana (वन, vanā, वना): defined in 20 categories.
Vanu (वनु): defined in 1 categories.
Upakantham (upakaṇṭham, उपकण्ठम्): defined in 1 categories.
Upakantha (upakaṇṭha, उपकण्ठ): defined in 7 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Saurabha (सौरभ): defined in 7 categories.
Kakubh (ककुभ्): defined in 2 categories.
Kakubha (ककुभ): defined in 7 categories.
Surabhi (सुरभि, surabhī, सुरभी): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Tamil, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), 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: “kastūrikāṃ hariṇa muñca vanopakaṇṭhaṃ”
- kastūrikām -
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kastūrikā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- hariṇa -
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hariṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hariṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- muñca -
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√muc (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]√muñc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vano -
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vana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]vanu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√van (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- upakaṇṭham -
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upakaṇṭham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upakaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]upakaṇṭha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]upakaṇṭhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “mā saurabheṇa kakubhaḥ surabhīkuruṣva”
- mā -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- saurabheṇa -
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saurabha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]saurabha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kakubhaḥ -
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kakubh (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]kakubha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- surabhī -
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surabhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]surabhi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]surabhin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kuruṣva -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperative middle second 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 9175 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.