Sanskrit quote nr. 8286 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कः कान्तारमगात् पितुर्वचनतः संश्लिष्य कण्ठस्थलीं ।
कामी किं कुरुते च गृध्रहठतश्छिन्नं प्ररूढं च किम् ॥kaḥ kāntāramagāt piturvacanataḥ saṃśliṣya kaṇṭhasthalīṃ |
kāmī kiṃ kurute ca gṛdhrahaṭhataśchinnaṃ prarūḍhaṃ ca kim ||
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.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kantara (kāntāra, कान्तार): defined in 14 categories.
Aga (अग): defined in 9 categories.
Pitri (pitr, pitṛ, पितृ): defined in 14 categories.
Pitu (पितु): defined in 4 categories.
Vacana (वचन): defined in 12 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Kanthasthali (kaṇṭhasthalī, कण्ठस्थली): defined in 1 categories.
Kami (kāmi, कामि): defined in 10 categories.
Kamin (kāmin, कामिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Kuruta (kurutā, कुरुता): defined in 4 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Gridhra (grdhra, gṛdhra, गृध्र): defined in 11 categories.
Hathat (haṭhat, हठत्): defined in 2 categories.
Chinna (छिन्न): defined in 15 categories.
Prarudha (prarūḍha, प्ररूढ): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “kaḥ kāntāramagāt piturvacanataḥ saṃśliṣya kaṇṭhasthalīṃ”
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāntāram -
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kāntāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāntāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- agāt -
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aga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]aga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√gā (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single], [aorist active third single]√gā (verb class 3)[aorist active third single]√gā (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- pitur -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]pitu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vacana -
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vacana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vacana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- taḥ -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- śliṣya -
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√śliṣ -> śliṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √śliṣ]√śliṣ -> śliṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √śliṣ]√śliṣ (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- kaṇṭhasthalīm -
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kaṇṭhasthalī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “kāmī kiṃ kurute ca gṛdhrahaṭhataśchinnaṃ prarūḍhaṃ ca kim”
- kāmī -
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kāmi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kāmi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kāmin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kurute -
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kurutā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present middle third single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gṛdhra -
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gṛdhra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gṛdhra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- haṭhataś -
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√haṭh -> haṭhat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √haṭh class 1 verb], [ablative single from √haṭh class 1 verb], [genitive single from √haṭh class 1 verb]√haṭh -> haṭhat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √haṭh class 1 verb], [genitive single from √haṭh class 1 verb]√haṭh (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- chinnam -
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chinna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]chinna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]chinnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prarūḍham -
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prarūḍha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prarūḍha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prarūḍhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative 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 8286 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.