Sanskrit quote nr. 9268 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कस्येयं तरुणि प्रपा पथिक नः किं पीयतेऽस्यां पयो ।
धेनूनामथ माहिषं बधिर रे वारः कथं मङ्गलः ॥kasyeyaṃ taruṇi prapā pathika naḥ kiṃ pīyate'syāṃ payo |
dhenūnāmatha māhiṣaṃ badhira re vāraḥ kathaṃ maṅgalaḥ ||
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.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Taruni (taruṇī, तरुणी): defined in 10 categories.
Taru (तरु): defined in 14 categories.
Prapa (prapā, प्रपा): defined in 7 categories.
Pathika (पथिक): defined in 8 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Asi (असि, asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Pa (प): defined in 12 categories.
Yu (यु): defined in 6 categories.
Dhenu (धेनु): defined in 12 categories.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Mahisha (mahisa, māhiṣa, माहिष): defined in 19 categories.
Badhira (बधिर): defined in 11 categories.
Ra (र, rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Vara (vāra, वार): defined in 23 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Mangala (maṅgala, मङ्गल): defined in 21 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, Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Jainism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “kasyeyaṃ taruṇi prapā pathika naḥ kiṃ pīyate'syāṃ payo”
- kasye -
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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]√kas (verb class 1)[present passive first single]
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- taruṇi -
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taruṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]taru (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- prapā -
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prapā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pathika -
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pathika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pathika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- naḥ -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- pīyate' -
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√pī -> pīyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √pī class 4 verb]√pī -> pīyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √pī class 4 verb]√pīy -> pīyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √pīy class 1 verb]√pīy -> pīyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √pīy class 1 verb]√pā (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√pā (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√pā (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√pai (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√pi (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√pi (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√pi (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√pī (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√pī (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√pī (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√pī (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]√pīy (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- asyām -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asī (noun, feminine)[locative single]iyam (noun, feminine)[locative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[locative single]
- pa -
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pa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yo -
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yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “dhenūnāmatha māhiṣaṃ badhira re vāraḥ kathaṃ maṅgalaḥ”
- dhenūnām -
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dhenu (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]dhenu (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]dhenu (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- māhiṣam -
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māhiṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]māhiṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- badhira -
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badhira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]badhira (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- re -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[dative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[dative single]ra (noun, masculine)[locative single]ra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]rā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vāraḥ -
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vār (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vār (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]vāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- maṅgalaḥ -
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maṅgala (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 9268 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.