Sanskrit quote nr. 9323 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
का कृता विष्णुना कीदृग् योषितां कः प्रशस्यते ।
असेव्यः कीदृशः स्वामी को निहन्ता निशातमः ॥kā kṛtā viṣṇunā kīdṛg yoṣitāṃ kaḥ praśasyate |
asevyaḥ kīdṛśaḥ svāmī ko nihantā niśātamaḥ ||
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 (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत, kṛtā, कृता): defined in 16 categories.
Vishnu (visnu, viṣṇu, विष्णु): defined in 19 categories.
Kidrish (kidrs, kīdṛś, कीदृश्): defined in 2 categories.
Yoshit (yosit, yoṣit, योषित्): defined in 5 categories.
Yoshita (yosita, yoṣitā, योषिता): defined in 1 categories.
Prashasyata (prasasyata, praśasyatā, प्रशस्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Asevya (असेव्य): defined in 2 categories.
Kidrisha (kidrsa, kīdṛśa, कीदृश): defined in 3 categories.
Svamin (svāmin, स्वामिन्): defined in 13 categories.
Nihantri (nihantr, nihantṛ, निहन्तृ): defined in 3 categories.
Nishata (nisata, niśāta, निशात): defined in 4 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, Buddhism, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Gitashastra (science of music), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), 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: “kā kṛtā viṣṇunā kīdṛg yoṣitāṃ kaḥ praśasyate”
- kā -
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kā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kṛtā* -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- viṣṇunā -
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viṣṇu (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- kīdṛg -
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kīdṛś (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]kīdṛś (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yoṣitām -
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yoṣit (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]yoṣitā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- praśasyate -
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praśasyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “asevyaḥ kīdṛśaḥ svāmī ko nihantā niśātamaḥ”
- asevyaḥ -
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asevya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kīdṛśaḥ -
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kīdṛś (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]kīdṛś (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]kīdṛśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svāmī -
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svāmin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ko* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nihantā -
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nihantṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- niśātam -
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niśāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]niśāta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]niśātā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative 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 9323 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.