Sanskrit quote nr. 3475 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अशनं वसनं वासो यस्य काश्याममार्गतः ।
कीकटेन समा काशी गङ्गाप्यङ्गारवाहिनी ॥aśanaṃ vasanaṃ vāso yasya kāśyāmamārgataḥ |
kīkaṭena samā kāśī gaṅgāpyaṅgāravāhinī ||
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.
Vasana (वसन): defined in 20 categories.
Vasas (vāsas, वासस्): defined in 7 categories.
Vasa (vāsa, वास): defined in 24 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kashi (kasi, kāśi, काशि, kāśī, काशी): defined in 18 categories.
Kashya (kasya, kāśyā, काश्या): defined in 5 categories.
Kikata (kīkaṭa, कीकट): defined in 4 categories.
Sama (samā, समा): defined in 28 categories.
Kashin (kasin, kāśin, काशिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Ganga (gaṅga, गङ्ग, gaṅgā, गङ्गा): defined in 21 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Angara (aṅgāra, अङ्गार): defined in 14 categories.
Vahin (vāhin, वाहिन्): defined in 11 categories.
Vahini (vāhinī, वाहिनी): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Buddhism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy)
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: “aśanaṃ vasanaṃ vāso yasya kāśyāmamārgataḥ”
- aśanam -
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aśana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aśana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aśanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vasanam -
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vasana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vāso* -
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vāsas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- kāśyām -
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kāśi (noun, feminine)[locative single]kāśī (noun, feminine)[locative single]kāśyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√kāś -> kāśyā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √kāś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kāś class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kāś]√kaś -> kāśyā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
- amārgat -
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√mārg (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]
- aḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “kīkaṭena samā kāśī gaṅgāpyaṅgāravāhinī”
- kīkaṭena -
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kīkaṭa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- samā -
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samā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kāśī -
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kāśī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kāśi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kāśi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kāśin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gaṅgā -
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gaṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gaṅgā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- aṅgāra -
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aṅgāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāhinī -
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vāhinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]vāhin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 3475 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.