Sanskrit quote nr. 8518 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कदा ते सानन्दं विततनवदूर्वाञ्चिततटी- ।
कुटीरे तीरे वा सवनमनु मन्वादिकथितैः ॥kadā te sānandaṃ vitatanavadūrvāñcitataṭī- |
kuṭīre tīre vā savanamanu manvādikathitaiḥ ||
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.
Kada (kadā, कदा): defined in 9 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Sanandam (sānandam, सानन्दम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sananda (sānanda, सानन्द): defined in 7 categories.
Vitata (वितत): defined in 13 categories.
Urva (ūrva, ऊर्व, ūrvā, ऊर्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Ancita (añcita, अञ्चित): defined in 5 categories.
Tati (taṭī, तटी): defined in 10 categories.
Kutira (kuṭīra, कुटीर): defined in 5 categories.
Tira (tīra, तीर): defined in 8 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Savana (सवन): defined in 12 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Manu (मनु): defined in 19 categories.
Adi (ādi, आदि): defined in 14 categories.
Adin (ādin, आदिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Kathita (कथित): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “kadā te sānandaṃ vitatanavadūrvāñcitataṭī-”
- kadā -
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kadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]kadā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- sānandam -
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sānandam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sānanda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sānanda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sānandā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vitata -
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vitata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vitata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- navad -
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√nu -> navat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √nu class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nu class 1 verb], [accusative single from √nu class 1 verb]
- ūrvā -
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ūrva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ūrva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ūrvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√ūrv (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- añcita -
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añcita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]añcita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√añc -> añcita (participle, masculine)[compound from √añc]√añc -> añcita (participle, neuter)[compound from √añc]√añc -> añcita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √añc]√añc -> añcita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √añc]
- taṭī -
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taṭī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- Line 2: “kuṭīre tīre vā savanamanu manvādikathitaiḥ”
- kuṭīre -
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kuṭīra (noun, masculine)[locative single]kuṭīra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- tīre -
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tīra (noun, masculine)[locative single]tīra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- savanam -
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savana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]savana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]savanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anu -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- manvā -
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manu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]manu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]manu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
- ādi -
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ādi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ādi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ādi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ādin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ādin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kathitaiḥ -
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kathita (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kathita (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √kath class 10 verb]√kath -> kathita (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √kath class 10 verb]
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 8518 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.