Sanskrit quote nr. 7945 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एते किं ननु सत्यमेव तरवश् चञ्चत्प्रसूनोत्कराः ।
किं वा काननवाटिकेयमनघायस्याममी कोकिलाः ॥ete kiṃ nanu satyameva taravaś cañcatprasūnotkarāḥ |
kiṃ vā kānanavāṭikeyamanaghāyasyāmamī kokilāḥ ||
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.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Eti (एति): defined in 4 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Nanu (ननु): defined in 8 categories.
Satyam (सत्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Satya (सत्य): defined in 20 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Kanana (kānana, कानन): defined in 10 categories.
Vatika (vāṭikā, वाटिका): defined in 11 categories.
Yamana (यमन): defined in 3 categories.
Gha (घ): defined in 8 categories.
Amin (अमिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Kokila (कोकिल, kokilā, कोकिला): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Prakrit, India history, Nepali, Buddhism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Ayurveda (science of life), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), 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: “ete kiṃ nanu satyameva taravaś cañcatprasūnotkarāḥ”
- ete -
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eta (noun, masculine)[locative single]eta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- nanu -
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nanu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- satyam -
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satyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]satya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- taravaś -
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- Cannot analyse cañcatprasūnotkarāḥ
- Line 2: “kiṃ vā kānanavāṭikeyamanaghāyasyāmamī kokilāḥ”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kānana -
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kānana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāṭike -
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vāṭikā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yamana -
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yamana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yamana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ghāya -
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gha (noun, masculine)[dative single]gha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- syām -
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si (noun, feminine)[locative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active first single]
- amī -
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amin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- kokilāḥ -
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kokila (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kokilā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 7945 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.