Sanskrit quote nr. 5370 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आवर्तः ककुदे यस्य ककुदी स उदाहृतः ।
मुष्केणैकेन युक्तस्तु हयस् त्वेकाण्डसंज्ञितः ॥āvartaḥ kakude yasya kakudī sa udāhṛtaḥ |
muṣkeṇaikena yuktastu hayas tvekāṇḍasaṃjñitaḥ ||
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.
Avarta (āvarta, आवर्त): defined in 13 categories.
Kakud (ककुद्): defined in 2 categories.
Kakuda (ककुद): defined in 4 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.
Kakudin (ककुदिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Udahrita (udahrta, udāhṛta, उदाहृत): defined in 6 categories.
Mushka (muska, muṣka, मुष्क): defined in 5 categories.
Aika (ऐक): defined in 2 categories.
Yukta (युक्त): defined in 14 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Haya (हय): defined in 13 categories.
Tva (त्व, tvā, त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Ekanda (ekāṇḍa, एकाण्ड): defined in 2 categories.
Sanjnita (sañjñita, सञ्ज्ञित): defined in 1 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: “āvartaḥ kakude yasya kakudī sa udāhṛtaḥ”
- āvartaḥ -
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āvarta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kakude -
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kakud (noun, feminine)[dative single]kakuda (noun, masculine)[locative single]kakuda (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative 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]
- kakudī -
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kakudin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sa*u -
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si (noun, feminine)[vocative single]sa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√as (verb class 2)[present middle second single]
- ud -
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- udāhṛtaḥ -
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udāhṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “muṣkeṇaikena yuktastu hayas tvekāṇḍasaṃjñitaḥ”
- muṣkeṇai -
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muṣka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- aikena -
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aika (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]aika (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- yuktas -
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yukta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- hayas -
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haya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tve -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]tva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]tva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- ekāṇḍa -
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ekāṇḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sañjñitaḥ -
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sañjñita (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 5370 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.