Sanskrit quote nr. 9327 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
काकैः सह विवृद्धस्य कोकिलस्य कला गिरः ।
खलसङ्गेऽपि नैष्ठुर्यं कल्याणप्रकृतेः कुतः ॥kākaiḥ saha vivṛddhasya kokilasya kalā giraḥ |
khalasaṅge'pi naiṣṭhuryaṃ kalyāṇaprakṛteḥ kutaḥ ||
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.
Kaka (kāka, काक): defined in 18 categories.
Saha (सह): defined in 12 categories.
Vivriddha (vivrddha, vivṛddha, विवृद्ध): defined in 2 categories.
Kokila (कोकिल): defined in 14 categories.
Kala (कल, kalā, कला): defined in 33 categories.
Gir (गिर्): defined in 5 categories.
Gira (गिर): defined in 10 categories.
Khala (खल): defined in 13 categories.
Sanga (saṅga, सङ्ग): defined in 17 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Naishthurya (naisthurya, naiṣṭhurya, नैष्ठुर्य): defined in 1 categories.
Kalyana (kalyāṇa, कल्याण): defined in 18 categories.
Prakriti (prakrti, prakṛti, प्रकृति): defined in 22 categories.
Kutah (kutaḥ, कुतः): defined in 1 categories.
Kuta (कुत): defined in 19 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Nepali, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “kākaiḥ saha vivṛddhasya kokilasya kalā giraḥ”
- kākaiḥ -
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kāka (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kāka (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- saha -
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saha (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]saha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vivṛddhasya -
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vivṛddha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]vivṛddha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- kokilasya -
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kokila (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- kalā* -
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kala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kalā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- giraḥ -
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gir (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gir (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gir (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]gira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “khalasaṅge'pi naiṣṭhuryaṃ kalyāṇaprakṛteḥ kutaḥ”
- khala -
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khala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√khal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- saṅge' -
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saṅga (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- naiṣṭhuryam -
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naiṣṭhurya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kalyāṇa -
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kalyāṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kalyāṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prakṛteḥ -
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prakṛti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kutaḥ -
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kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kutaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kuta (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 9327 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.