Sanskrit quote nr. 8582 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कन्धरां समपहाय कं धरां ।
प्राप्य संयति जहास कस्यचित् ॥kandharāṃ samapahāya kaṃ dharāṃ |
prāpya saṃyati jahāsa kasyacit ||
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.
Kandhara (कन्धर): defined in 10 categories.
Apahaya (apahāya, अपहाय): defined in 3 categories.
Apaha (अपह): defined in 8 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Dhara (dharā, धरा): defined in 18 categories.
Prapya (prāpya, प्राप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Samyat (saṃyat, संयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Samyati (saṃyatī, संयती): defined in 2 categories.
Samyatin (saṃyatin, संयतिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaiva philosophy
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: “kandharāṃ samapahāya kaṃ dharāṃ”
- kandharā -
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kandhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- sam -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- apahāya -
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apahāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]apaha (noun, masculine)[dative single]apaha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- kam -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- dharām -
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dharā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “prāpya saṃyati jahāsa kasyacit”
- prāpya -
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prāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃyati -
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saṃyati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]saṃyatī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]saṃyatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]saṃyatin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]saṃyat (noun, feminine)[locative single]saṃyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]saṃyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- jahāsa -
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√has (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- kasya -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- cit -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative 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 8582 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.