Sanskrit quote nr. 7341 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

ऋजुरेष पक्षवानिति ।
काण्डे प्रीतिं खले च मा कार्षीः ॥

ṛjureṣa pakṣavāniti |
kāṇḍe prītiṃ khale ca mā kārṣīḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Riju (rju, ṛju, ऋजु): defined in 10 categories.
Pakshavat (paksavat, pakṣavat, पक्षवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Kanda (kāṇḍa, काण्ड): defined in 14 categories.
Priti (prīti, प्रीति): defined in 14 categories.
Khala (खल, khalā, खला): defined in 13 categories.
Khali (खलि): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Karshi (karsi, kārṣi, कार्षि, kārṣī, कार्षी): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavya (poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil

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: “ṛjureṣa pakṣavāniti
  • ṛjur -
  • ṛju (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ṛj (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pakṣavān -
  • pakṣavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • Line 2: “kāṇḍe prītiṃ khale ca kārṣīḥ
  • kāṇḍe -
  • kāṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • prītim -
  • prīti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • khale -
  • khala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    khalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    khali (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    khal (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • kārṣīḥ -
  • kārṣi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    kārṣī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active second single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [injunctive active second single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [injunctive active second single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [injunctive active second single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 7341 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.

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