Sanskrit quote nr. 5853 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

इत्थं कविकुटुम्बस्य वचांसि विचिनोति यः ।
अनिद्धवचनस्यापि तस्य वश्या सरस्वती ॥

itthaṃ kavikuṭumbasya vacāṃsi vicinoti yaḥ |
aniddhavacanasyāpi tasya vaśyā sarasvatī ||

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.

Ittham (इत्थम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ittha (इत्थ): defined in 3 categories.
Kavi (कवि): defined in 15 categories.
Kutumba (kuṭumba, कुटुम्ब): defined in 10 categories.
Vacas (वचस्): defined in 2 categories.
Vici (vicī, विची): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Nid (निद्): defined in 2 categories.
Hava (हव): defined in 9 categories.
Canas (चनस्): defined in 1 categories.
Api (āpi, आपि, āpī, आपी): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Vashya (vasya, vaśyā, वश्या): defined in 11 categories.
Sarasvat (सरस्वत्): defined in 2 categories.
Sarasvati (sarasvatī, सरस्वती): defined in 21 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavya (poetry), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Buddhism, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)

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: “itthaṃ kavikuṭumbasya vacāṃsi vicinoti yaḥ
  • ittham -
  • ittham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ittha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kavi -
  • kavi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kavi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kavi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kuṭumbasya -
  • kuṭumba (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kuṭumba (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vacāṃsi -
  • vacas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vici -
  • vici (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vicī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • no -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ūti -
  • ūti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ūti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “aniddhavacanasyāpi tasya vaśyā sarasvatī
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • niddh -
  • nid (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • hava -
  • hava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • canasyā -
  • canas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    can (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • āpi -
  • āpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    āpī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    āpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āpi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • tasya -
  • 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]
  • vaśyā -
  • vaśi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    vaśī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    vaśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vaś -> vaśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vaś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vaś class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vaś class 3 verb]
  • sarasvatī -
  • sarasvatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sarasvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

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 5853 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.

< Back to list with quotes

Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: