Sanskrit quote nr. 8588 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कन्या काचिदिहापि कर्मणि पणः स्यादित्यसूयाचलत्- ।
सीतापाङ्गमयूखमांसलमुखज्योत्स्नाविलुप्तीं दिवम् ॥kanyā kācidihāpi karmaṇi paṇaḥ syādityasūyācalat- |
sītāpāṅgamayūkhamāṃsalamukhajyotsnāviluptīṃ divam ||
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.
Kani (kanī, कनी): defined in 6 categories.
Kanya (kanyā, कन्या): defined in 15 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Acit (अचित्): defined in 3 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Karmani (karmaṇi, कर्मणि): defined in 5 categories.
Pana (paṇa, पण): defined in 20 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Itya (इत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Asuya (asūya, असूय, asūyā, असूया): defined in 10 categories.
Sita (sītā, सीता, sīta, सीत): defined in 23 categories.
Apanga (apāṅga, अपाङ्ग): defined in 7 categories.
Yu (यु, yū, यू): defined in 6 categories.
Ukha (ūkha, ऊख): defined in 4 categories.
Jyotsna (jyotsnā, ज्योत्स्ना): defined in 11 categories.
Vilupti (viluptī, विलुप्ती): defined in 2 categories.
Div (दिव्): defined in 2 categories.
Diva (दिव): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Pali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Prakrit, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Buddhism, Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), 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: “kanyā kācidihāpi karmaṇi paṇaḥ syādityasūyācalat-”
- kanyā -
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kanī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]kanyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kā -
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kā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- acid -
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acit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ihā -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- karmaṇi -
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karmaṇi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]karmaṇi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]karmaṇi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]karman (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- paṇaḥ -
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paṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- syād -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- itya -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]itya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]itya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> itya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- asūyā -
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asūya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]asūya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]asūyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- acalat -
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√cal (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]
- Line 2: “sītāpāṅgamayūkhamāṃsalamukhajyotsnāviluptīṃ divam”
- sītā -
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sītā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sai -> sīta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sai class 1 verb]√sai -> sīta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sai class 1 verb]√sai -> sītā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √sai class 1 verb]
- apāṅgam -
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apāṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apāṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]apāṅgā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yū -
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i (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]e (noun, masculine)[adverb]yu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- ūkham -
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ūkha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- āṃ -
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ā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]o (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- salam -
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sala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ukha -
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ukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- jyotsnā -
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jyotsnā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- viluptīm -
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viluptī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- divam -
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diva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]divan (noun, masculine)[adverb]div (noun, masculine)[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 8588 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.