Sanskrit quote nr. 7417 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकः कर्णमहीपतिः प्रतिदिनं लक्षाधिका याचकाः ।
कस्मै किं वितरिष्यतीति मनसा चिन्तां वृथा मा कृथाः ॥ekaḥ karṇamahīpatiḥ pratidinaṃ lakṣādhikā yācakāḥ |
kasmai kiṃ vitariṣyatīti manasā cintāṃ vṛthā mā kṛthāḥ ||
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.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Karna (karṇa, कर्ण): defined in 22 categories.
Ahi (अहि, ahī, अही): defined in 16 categories.
Pati (पति): defined in 17 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Dina (दिन): defined in 16 categories.
Laksha (laksa, lakṣa, लक्ष, lakṣā, लक्षा): defined in 15 categories.
Adhika (अधिक, adhikā, अधिका): defined in 11 categories.
Yacaka (yācaka, याचक): defined in 6 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Vid (विद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Arishyat (arisyat, ariṣyat, अरिष्यत्): defined in 1 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Manasa (manasā, मनसा): defined in 14 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Cinta (cintā, चिन्ता): defined in 14 categories.
Vritha (vrtha, vṛthā, वृथा): defined in 12 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Buddhist philosophy, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), 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: “ekaḥ karṇamahīpatiḥ pratidinaṃ lakṣādhikā yācakāḥ”
- ekaḥ -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- karṇam -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ahī -
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ahī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]ahī (noun, masculine)[compound]ahi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- patiḥ -
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pati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- dinam -
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dina (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dina (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dinā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- lakṣā -
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lakṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lakṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]lakṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√lakṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- adhikā* -
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adhika (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]adhikā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yācakāḥ -
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yācaka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “kasmai kiṃ vitariṣyatīti manasā cintāṃ vṛthā mā kṛthāḥ”
- kasmai -
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ka (noun, masculine)[dative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[dative single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[dative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vit -
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vid (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vidh (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vidh (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ariṣyatī -
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ariṣyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]ariṣyat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√ṛ (verb class 1)[future active third single]√ṛ (verb class 3)[future active third single]√ṛ (verb class 5)[future active third single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- manasā -
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manasā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]manas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]manasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- cintām -
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cintā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vṛthā -
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vṛthā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mā -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- kṛthāḥ -
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√kṛ (verb class 1)[injunctive middle second single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[injunctive middle second single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[injunctive middle second single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[injunctive middle second 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 7417 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.