Sanskrit quote nr. 8597 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कपटं च बहुतरं न जानाति हि कश्चन ।
कौलिको विष्णुरूपेण भुञ्जति राजकन्यकाम् ॥kapaṭaṃ ca bahutaraṃ na jānāti hi kaścana |
kauliko viṣṇurūpeṇa bhuñjati rājakanyakām ||
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.
Kapata (kapaṭa, कपट): defined in 10 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Bahutara (बहुतर): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न, ṇa, ण): defined in 12 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Cana (चन): defined in 8 categories.
Kaulika (कौलिक): defined in 5 categories.
Vishnu (visnu, viṣṇu, विष्णु): defined in 19 categories.
Upa (ūpā, ऊपा): defined in 8 categories.
Rajakanyaka (rājakanyakā, राजकन्यका): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “kapaṭaṃ ca bahutaraṃ na jānāti hi kaścana”
- kapaṭam -
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kapaṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kapaṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bahutaram -
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bahutara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bahutara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bahutarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jānāti -
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√jñā (verb class 9)[present active third single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- kaś -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cana -
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cana (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√can (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “kauliko viṣṇurūpeṇa bhuñjati rājakanyakām”
- kauliko* -
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kaulika (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- viṣṇur -
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viṣṇu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]viṣṇu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ūpe -
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ūpā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√vap (verb class 1)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√vap (verb class 1)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
- ṇa -
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ṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse bhuñjati*rā
- rājakanyakām -
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rājakanyakā (noun, feminine)[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 8597 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.