Sanskrit quote nr. 8495 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कथासु ये लब्धरसाः कवीनां ।
ये नानुरज्यन्ति कथान्तरेषु ॥kathāsu ye labdharasāḥ kavīnāṃ |
ye nānurajyanti kathāntareṣu ||
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.
Katha (kathā, कथा): defined in 12 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Labdha (लब्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Rasa (रस, rasā, रसा): defined in 29 categories.
Kavi (कवि): defined in 15 categories.
Nanu (nānū, नानू): defined in 8 categories.
Kathantara (kathāntara, कथान्तर): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), 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: “kathāsu ye labdharasāḥ kavīnāṃ”
- kathāsu -
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kathā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- labdha -
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labdha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]labdha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√labh -> labdha (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh -> labdha (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √labh class 1 verb]
- rasāḥ -
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rasa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rasā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kavīnām -
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kavi (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]kavi (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]kavi (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “ye nānurajyanti kathāntareṣu”
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- nānu -
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nānū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- rajyanti -
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√raj -> rajyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √raj class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √raj class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √raj class 4 verb]√raj -> rajyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √raj class 4 verb]√rañj -> rajyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √rañj class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √rañj class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √rañj class 4 verb]√rañj -> rajyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √rañj class 4 verb]√raj (verb class 4)[present active third plural]√rañj (verb class 4)[present active third plural]
- kathāntareṣu -
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kathāntara (noun, neuter)[locative 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 8495 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.