Sanskrit quote nr. 8487 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कथमेतत् कुचद्वन्द्वं पतितं तव सुन्दरि ।
पश्याधः खनने मूढ पतन्ति गिरयोऽपि च ॥kathametat kucadvandvaṃ patitaṃ tava sundari |
paśyādhaḥ khanane mūḍha patanti girayo'pi ca ||
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.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Andu (अन्दु, andū, अन्दू): defined in 6 categories.
Patita (पतित): defined in 15 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Sundari (sundarī, सुन्दरी): defined in 16 categories.
Pashya (pasya, paśya, पश्य, paśyā, पश्या): defined in 5 categories.
Mudha (mūḍha, मूढ): defined in 15 categories.
Patanti (patantī, पतन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Patat (पतत्): defined in 5 categories.
Giri (गिरि): defined in 16 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hinduism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nepali
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: “kathametat kucadvandvaṃ patitaṃ tava sundari”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- etat -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kucad -
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√kuc -> kucat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kuc class 6 verb], [vocative single from √kuc class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kuc class 6 verb]
- va -
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u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- andva -
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andu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]andū (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]
- patitam -
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patita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]patita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]patitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√pat -> patita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]√pat -> patita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- sundari -
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sundarī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “paśyādhaḥ khanane mūḍha patanti girayo'pi ca”
- paśyā -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]paśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- adhaḥ -
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adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]adhaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- khanane -
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khanana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- mūḍha -
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mūḍha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mūḍha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √muh class 4 verb]√muh -> mūḍha (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √muh class 4 verb]
- patanti -
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patantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]patat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√pat -> patat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pat class 1 verb]√pat -> patantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √pat class 1 verb]√pat (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- girayo' -
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giri (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]giri (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 8487 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.