Sanskrit quote nr. 7513 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकपुंसा न गन्तव्यं काकसर्पस्य कारणात् ।
कर्कटस्य प्रसादेन ब्राह्मणो जीवितो यथा ॥ekapuṃsā na gantavyaṃ kākasarpasya kāraṇāt |
karkaṭasya prasādena brāhmaṇo jīvito yathā ||
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.
Pums (puṃs, पुंस्): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Gantavya (गन्तव्य): defined in 8 categories.
Kaka (kāka, काक): defined in 18 categories.
Sarpa (सर्प): defined in 18 categories.
Karana (kāraṇa, कारण): defined in 27 categories.
Karkata (karkaṭa, कर्कट): defined in 10 categories.
Prasada (prasāda, प्रसाद): defined in 22 categories.
Brahmana (brāhmaṇa, ब्राह्मण): defined in 19 categories.
Jivita (jīvita, जीवित): defined in 16 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Buddhism, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Kavya (poetry)
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: “ekapuṃsā na gantavyaṃ kākasarpasya kāraṇāt”
- eka -
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eka (noun, neuter)[compound]
- puṃsā -
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puṃs (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gantavyam -
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gantavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gantavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gantavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kāka -
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kāka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sarpasya -
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sarpa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]sarpa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- kāraṇāt -
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kāraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 2: “karkaṭasya prasādena brāhmaṇo jīvito yathā”
- karkaṭasya -
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karkaṭa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- prasādena -
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prasāda (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- brāhmaṇo* -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jīvito* -
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jīvita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 7513 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.