Sanskrit quote nr. 9183 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कस्तूरीतिलकं बाले भाले मा कुरु मा कुरु ।
कलङ्कशङ्कया राहुर् ग्रसिष्यति तवाननम् ॥kastūrītilakaṃ bāle bhāle mā kuru mā kuru |
kalaṅkaśaṅkayā rāhur grasiṣyati tavānanam ||
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.
Kasturi (kastūri, कस्तूरि, kastūrī, कस्तूरी): defined in 13 categories.
Tilaka (तिलक): defined in 17 categories.
Bala (bāla, बाल, bālā, बाला): defined in 30 categories.
Bhala (bhāla, भाल): defined in 9 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Kalanka (kalaṅka, कलङ्क): defined in 9 categories.
Shanka (sanka, śaṅkā, शङ्का): defined in 13 categories.
Rahu (rāhu, राहु): defined in 18 categories.
Tavas (तवस्): defined in 1 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali
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: “kastūrītilakaṃ bāle bhāle mā kuru mā kuru”
- kastūrī -
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kastūrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kastūri (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tilakam -
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tilaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tilakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bāle -
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bāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]bāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bālā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bhāle -
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bhāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- mā -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- kuru -
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kuru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kuru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperative active second single]
- mā -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- kuru -
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kuru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kuru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “kalaṅkaśaṅkayā rāhur grasiṣyati tavānanam”
- kalaṅka -
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kalaṅka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śaṅkayā -
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śaṅkā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- rāhur -
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rāhu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- grasiṣyati -
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√gras -> grasiṣyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √gras class 1 verb]√gras -> grasiṣyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √gras class 1 verb]√gras (verb class 1)[future active third single]
- tavān -
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tavas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- anam -
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ana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative 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 9183 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.