Sanskrit quote nr. 9294 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

काकजङ्घारसः कर्णे क्षिप्तो बाधिर्यनाशनः ।
हन्ति कर्णे जटा बद्धा तस्या नेत्रामयं ध्रुवम् ॥

kākajaṅghārasaḥ karṇe kṣipto bādhiryanāśanaḥ |
hanti karṇe jaṭā baddhā tasyā netrāmayaṃ dhruvam ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Kakajangha (kākajaṅghā, काकजङ्घा): defined in 6 categories.
Arasa (अरस): defined in 6 categories.
Karna (karṇa, कर्ण): defined in 22 categories.
Karni (karṇi, कर्णि): defined in 5 categories.
Kshipta (ksipta, kṣipta, क्षिप्त): defined in 10 categories.
Badhirya (bādhirya, बाधिर्य): defined in 3 categories.
Jata (jaṭa, जट, jaṭā, जटा): defined in 21 categories.
Baddha (baddhā, बद्धा): defined in 15 categories.
Netramaya (netrāmaya, नेत्रामय): defined in 1 categories.
Dhruvam (ध्रुवम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dhruva (ध्रुव): defined in 19 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (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: “kākajaṅghārasaḥ karṇe kṣipto bādhiryanāśanaḥ
  • kākajaṅghā -
  • kākajaṅghā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arasaḥ -
  • arasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ras (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • karṇe -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    karṇi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • kṣipto* -
  • kṣipta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṣip -> kṣipta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṣip class 4 verb], [nominative single from √kṣip class 6 verb]
  • bādhirya -
  • bādhirya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāśanaḥ -
  • nāśana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “hanti karṇe jaṭā baddhā tasyā netrāmayaṃ dhruvam
  • hanti -
  • hanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • karṇe -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    karṇi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • jaṭā* -
  • jaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jaṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • baddhā -
  • baddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasyā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • netrāmayam -
  • netrāmaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • dhruvam -
  • dhruvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhruva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhruva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhruvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 9294 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.

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