Sanskrit quote nr. 7767 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एणः क्रीडति शूकरश्च खनति द्वीपी च गर्वायते ।
क्रोष्टा क्रन्दति वल्गते च शशको वेगाद् रुरुर्धावति ॥eṇaḥ krīḍati śūkaraśca khanati dvīpī ca garvāyate |
kroṣṭā krandati valgate ca śaśako vegād rururdhāvati ||
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.
Ena (eṇa, एण): defined in 7 categories.
Kridat (krīḍat, क्रीडत्): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Khanat (खनत्): defined in 1 categories.
Dvipin (dvīpin, द्वीपिन्): defined in 8 categories.
Garva (गर्व): defined in 9 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Kroshtri (krostr, kroṣṭṛ, क्रोष्टृ): defined in 6 categories.
Kroshtu (krostu, kroṣṭu, क्रोष्टु): defined in 3 categories.
Valgat (वल्गत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vega (वेग): defined in 15 categories.
Ruru (रुरु): defined in 12 categories.
Dhavat (dhāvat, धावत्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Prakrit, Kannada, Tamil, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography), 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: “eṇaḥ krīḍati śūkaraśca khanati dvīpī ca garvāyate”
- eṇaḥ -
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eṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- krīḍati -
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krīḍat (noun, masculine)[locative single]krīḍat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√krīḍ -> krīḍat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb]√krīḍ -> krīḍat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb]√krīḍ (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- śūkaraś -
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śūkara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- khanati -
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khanati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√khan -> khanat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √khan class 1 verb]√khan -> khanat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √khan class 1 verb]√khan (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- dvīpī -
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dvīpin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- garvāya -
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garva (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “kroṣṭā krandati valgate ca śaśako vegād rururdhāvati”
- kroṣṭā -
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kroṣṭṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kroṣṭu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kruś (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- krandati -
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√krand -> krandat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √krand class 1 verb]√krand -> krandat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √krand class 1 verb]√krand (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- valgate -
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√valg -> valgat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √valg class 1 verb]√valg -> valgat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √valg class 1 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śaśako* -
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śaśaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vegād -
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vega (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- rurur -
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ruru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dhāvati -
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dhāvat (noun, masculine)[locative single]dhāvat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√dhāv (verb class 1)[present active third single]√dhāv (verb class 1)[present active third 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 7767 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.