Sanskrit quote nr. 1553 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनेन कस्यापि कुलाङ्कुरेण स्पृष्टस्य गात्रेषु सुखं ममैवम् ।
कां निर्वृतिं चेतसि तस्य कुर्याद् यस्यायमङ्गात् कृतिनः प्ररूढः ॥anena kasyāpi kulāṅkureṇa spṛṣṭasya gātreṣu sukhaṃ mamaivam |
kāṃ nirvṛtiṃ cetasi tasya kuryād yasyāyamaṅgāt kṛtinaḥ prarūḍhaḥ ||
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.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Anena (अनेन): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ka (क, kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kulankura (kulāṅkura, कुलाङ्कुर): defined in 1 categories.
Sprishta (sprsta, spṛṣṭa, स्पृष्ट): defined in 6 categories.
Gatra (gātra, गात्र): defined in 10 categories.
Sukham (सुखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Kam (kām, काम्): defined in 11 categories.
Nirvriti (nirvrti, nirvṛti, निर्वृति): defined in 5 categories.
Cetas (चेतस्): defined in 9 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Manga (maṅga, मङ्ग): defined in 6 categories.
Kritin (krtin, kṛtin, कृतिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Prarudha (prarūḍha, प्ररूढ): defined in 2 categories.
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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: “anena kasyāpi kulāṅkureṇa spṛṣṭasya gātreṣu sukhaṃ mamaivam”
- anena -
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anena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anena (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ana (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kasyā -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kulāṅkureṇa -
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kulāṅkura (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- spṛṣṭasya -
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spṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]spṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√spṛś -> spṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √spṛś class 6 verb]√spṛś -> spṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √spṛś class 6 verb]
- gātreṣu -
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gātra (noun, masculine)[locative plural]gātra (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mamai -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “kāṃ nirvṛtiṃ cetasi tasya kuryād yasyāyamaṅgāt kṛtinaḥ prarūḍhaḥ”
- kām -
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kām (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kā (pronoun, feminine)[accusative single]
- nirvṛtim -
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nirvṛti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]nirvṛti (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- cetasi -
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cetas (noun, neuter)[locative single]√cit (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- kuryād -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative active third single]
- yasyāya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[dative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- maṅgāt -
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maṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]maṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- kṛtinaḥ -
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kṛtin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]kṛtin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- prarūḍhaḥ -
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prarūḍha (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 1553 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.