Sanskrit quote nr. 9292 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
काकचञ्चुपुटीकृत्य ओष्ठौ प्रोक्तानिलं पिबेत् ।
ओंकारध्वनिनाकृष्य पूरयेद् यावदन्तरम् ॥kākacañcupuṭīkṛtya oṣṭhau proktānilaṃ pibet |
oṃkāradhvaninākṛṣya pūrayed yāvadantaram ||
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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.
Kaka (kāka, काक): defined in 18 categories.
Cancuputi (cañcupuṭī, चञ्चुपुटी): defined in 1 categories.
Kritya (krtya, kṛtya, कृत्य): defined in 11 categories.
Oshtha (ostha, oṣṭha, ओष्ठ): defined in 11 categories.
Prokta (प्रोक्त): defined in 4 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Dhvani (ध्वनि): defined in 11 categories.
Yavat (yāvat, यावत्): defined in 4 categories.
Antaram (अन्तरम्): defined in 2 categories.
Antara (अन्तर): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaiva philosophy, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “kākacañcupuṭīkṛtya oṣṭhau proktānilaṃ pibet”
- kāka -
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kāka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cañcupuṭī -
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cañcupuṭī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- kṛtya* -
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kṛtya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- oṣṭhau -
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oṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- proktāni -
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prokta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- lam -
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la (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pibet -
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√pā (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “oṃkāradhvaninākṛṣya pūrayed yāvadantaram”
- oṅkāra -
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oṅkāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhvaninā -
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dhvani (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- akṛṣya -
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- pūrayed -
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√pṝ (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- yāvad -
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yāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yāvat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yāvat (noun, masculine)[compound]yāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- antaram -
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antaram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]antara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]antara (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [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 9292 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.