Sanskrit quote nr. 8289 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कः कोपः कः प्रणयो ।
नटविटहतमस्तकासु वेश्यासु ॥kaḥ kopaḥ kaḥ praṇayo |
naṭaviṭahatamastakāsu veśyāsu ||
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.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kopa (कोप): defined in 12 categories.
Prana (praṇa, प्रण): defined in 16 categories.
Yu (यु): defined in 6 categories.
Nata (naṭa, नट): defined in 16 categories.
Vita (viṭa, विट): defined in 9 categories.
Hata (हत): defined in 12 categories.
Asu (असु, asū, असू): defined in 9 categories.
Veshya (vesya, veśyā, वेश्या): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Vastushastra (architecture), Prakrit, 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: “kaḥ kopaḥ kaḥ praṇayo”
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kopaḥ -
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kopa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- praṇa -
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praṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]praṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yo -
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yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “naṭaviṭahatamastakāsu veśyāsu”
- naṭa -
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naṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√naṭ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- viṭa -
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viṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hatam -
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hata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √han class 1 verb], [accusative single from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hata (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [accusative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb], [accusative single from √han class 2 verb]√han (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- astakā -
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astaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]astaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- asu -
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asu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]asū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]asū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]asū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- veśyāsu -
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veśyā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]√viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)[locative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [locative plural from √viś]√viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)[locative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [locative plural from √viś]
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 8289 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.