Sanskrit quote nr. 8490 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कथय किमिदं जात्या ख्यातं किमस्य वराटकैः ।
कतिभिरथवा लभ्यं चैतत् प्रयोजनमस्य किम् ॥kathaya kimidaṃ jātyā khyātaṃ kimasya varāṭakaiḥ |
katibhirathavā labhyaṃ caitat prayojanamasya 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.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Jati (jāti, जाति, jātī, जाती): defined in 29 categories.
Jatya (jātyā, जात्या): defined in 7 categories.
Khyata (khyāta, ख्यात): defined in 6 categories.
Varataka (varāṭaka, वराटक): defined in 4 categories.
Kati (कति): defined in 17 categories.
Athava (athavā, अथवा): defined in 5 categories.
Labhya (लभ्य): defined in 4 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Prayojana (प्रयोजन): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhist philosophy, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Nepali, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, 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: “kathaya kimidaṃ jātyā khyātaṃ kimasya varāṭakaiḥ”
- kathaya -
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√kath (verb class 10)[imperative active second single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- jātyā -
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jāti (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]jātī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]jātyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- khyātam -
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khyāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]khyāta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]khyātā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√khyā -> khyāta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √khyā class 2 verb]√khyā -> khyāta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √khyā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √khyā class 2 verb]√khyā (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- varāṭakaiḥ -
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varāṭaka (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]varāṭaka (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “katibhirathavā labhyaṃ caitat prayojanamasya kim”
- katibhir -
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kati (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- athavā -
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athavā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- labhyam -
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labhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]labhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]labhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√labh -> labhya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh -> labhya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √labh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √labh class 1 verb]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- etat -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- prayojanam -
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prayojana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second 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 8490 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.