Sanskrit quote nr. 3908 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्माकं बत मण्डले प्रथमतः पत्या करः पात्यते ।
काञ्चीकुन्तलमध्यदेशविषयान् संत्यज्य भूरिश्रियः ॥asmākaṃ bata maṇḍale prathamataḥ patyā karaḥ pātyate |
kāñcīkuntalamadhyadeśaviṣayān saṃtyajya bhūriśriyaḥ ||
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.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Bata (बत): defined in 5 categories.
Mandala (maṇḍala, मण्डल, maṇḍalā, मण्डला): defined in 23 categories.
Prathamatah (prathamataḥ, प्रथमतः): defined in 2 categories.
Pati (पति): defined in 17 categories.
Karas (करस्): defined in 2 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Kanci (kāñci, काञ्चि, kāñcī, काञ्ची): defined in 17 categories.
Kuntala (कुन्तल): defined in 12 categories.
Adhi (अधि): defined in 12 categories.
Vishaya (visaya, viṣaya, विषय): defined in 25 categories.
Bhuri (bhūri, भूरि): defined in 10 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 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: “asmākaṃ bata maṇḍale prathamataḥ patyā karaḥ pātyate”
- asmākam -
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asmāka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asmāka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmākā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive plural]
- bata -
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bata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- maṇḍale -
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maṇḍala (noun, masculine)[locative single]maṇḍala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]maṇḍalā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- prathamataḥ -
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prathamataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- patyā -
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pati (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]pati (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- karaḥ -
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karas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pātyate -
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√pat (verb class 0)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “kāñcīkuntalamadhyadeśaviṣayān saṃtyajya bhūriśriyaḥ”
- kāñcī -
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kāñcī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kāñci (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kāñci (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kuntalam -
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kuntala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- adhya -
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adhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]adhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dhā (verb class 1)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 2)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 3)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 4)[aorist middle first single]
- adeśa -
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adeśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- viṣayān -
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viṣaya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- santyajya -
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santyajya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]santyajya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhūri -
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bhūri (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhūri (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]bhūri (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- śriyaḥ -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]śrī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive 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 3908 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.