Sanskrit quote nr. 8465 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कथं संबोध्यते राजा सुग्रीवस्य च का प्रिया ।
निर्धनाः किं च वाञ्छन्ति किं कुर्वन्ति मनीषिणः ॥kathaṃ saṃbodhyate rājā sugrīvasya ca kā priyā |
nirdhanāḥ kiṃ ca vāñchanti kiṃ kurvanti manīṣiṇaḥ ||
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.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Sambodhi (सम्बोधि): defined in 7 categories.
Sambodhya (सम्बोध्य): defined in 2 categories.
Raja (rājā, राजा): defined in 16 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Raj (rāj, राज्): defined in 4 categories.
Sugriva (sugrīva, सुग्रीव): defined in 11 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.
Nirdhana (निर्धन, nirdhanā, निर्धना): defined in 6 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Vanchat (vāñchat, वाञ्छत्): defined in 1 categories.
Kurvat (कुर्वत्): defined in 4 categories.
Manishin (manisin, manīṣin, मनीषिन्): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), 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: “kathaṃ saṃbodhyate rājā sugrīvasya ca kā priyā”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sambodhya -
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sambodhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sambodhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sambodhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
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- rājā -
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rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]rājan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]rāj (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rāj (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- sugrīvasya -
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sugrīva (noun, masculine)[genitive single]sugrīva (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kā -
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kā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- priyā -
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prī (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]prī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]priyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “nirdhanāḥ kiṃ ca vāñchanti kiṃ kurvanti manīṣiṇaḥ”
- nirdhanāḥ -
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nirdhana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nirdhanā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāñchanti -
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√vāñch -> vāñchat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vāñch class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vāñch class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vāñch class 1 verb]√vāñch -> vāñchantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vāñch class 1 verb]√vāñch (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kurvanti -
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kurvat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third plural]
- manīṣiṇaḥ -
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manīṣin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]manīṣin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive 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 8465 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.