Sanskrit quote nr. 9227 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कस्मिन् वसन्ति वद मीनगणा विकल्पं ।
किं वापदं वदति किं कुरुते विवस्वान् ॥kasmin vasanti vada mīnagaṇā vikalpaṃ |
kiṃ vāpadaṃ vadati kiṃ kurute vivasvān ||
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.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Vasanti (vasantī, वसन्ती): defined in 8 categories.
Vada (वद): defined in 17 categories.
Mina (mīna, मीन): defined in 18 categories.
Gana (gaṇa, गण, gaṇā, गणा): defined in 21 categories.
Vikalpa (विकल्प): defined in 19 categories.
Vapa (vāpa, वाप): defined in 4 categories.
Da (द): defined in 7 categories.
Vadat (वदत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kuruta (kurutā, कुरुता): defined in 4 categories.
Vivasvat (विवस्वत्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Prakrit, Jainism, Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “kasmin vasanti vada mīnagaṇā vikalpaṃ”
- kasmin -
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ka (noun, masculine)[locative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- vasanti -
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√vas -> vasat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vas class 1 verb]√vas -> vasantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vas class 1 verb]√vas (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- vada -
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vada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- mīna -
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mīna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- gaṇā* -
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gaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vikalpam -
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vikalpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vikalpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vikalpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “kiṃ vāpadaṃ vadati kiṃ kurute vivasvān”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vāpa -
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vāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dam -
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da (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]da (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dā (noun, feminine)[adverb]dā (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- vadati -
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√vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kurute -
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kurutā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present middle third single]
- vivasvān -
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vivasvat (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 9227 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.