Sanskrit quote nr. 6068 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इमं कनकवर्णाभं भूषणैः समलंकृतम् ।
गृध्रवाक्यात् कथं पुत्रं त्यजध्वं पितृपिण्डदम् ॥imaṃ kanakavarṇābhaṃ bhūṣaṇaiḥ samalaṃkṛtam |
gṛdhravākyāt kathaṃ putraṃ tyajadhvaṃ pitṛpiṇḍadam ||
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.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kanakavarna (kanakavarṇa, कनकवर्ण): defined in 2 categories.
Bhushana (bhusana, bhūṣaṇa, भूषण): defined in 21 categories.
Gridhra (grdhra, gṛdhra, गृध्र): defined in 11 categories.
Vakya (vākya, वाक्य): defined in 13 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Putra (पुत्र): defined in 14 categories.
Dhu (धु, dhū, धू): defined in 3 categories.
Pindada (piṇḍada, पिण्डद): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Buddhist philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history
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: “imaṃ kanakavarṇābhaṃ bhūṣaṇaiḥ samalaṃkṛtam”
- imam -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- kanakavarṇā -
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kanakavarṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ābham -
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ābhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhūṣaṇaiḥ -
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bhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]bhūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- samalaṅkṛtam -
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samalaṅkṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]samalaṅkṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samalaṅkṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “gṛdhravākyāt kathaṃ putraṃ tyajadhvaṃ pitṛpiṇḍadam”
- gṛdhra -
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gṛdhra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gṛdhra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vākyāt -
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vākya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √vac class 2 verb], [ablative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √vac class 2 verb], [ablative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √vak class 1 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √vak class 1 verb]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- putram -
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putra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]putra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]putrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tyaja -
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√tyaj (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- dhva -
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dhu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dhū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- pitṛ -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- piṇḍadam -
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piṇḍada (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]piṇḍada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]piṇḍadā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 6068 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.