Sanskrit quote nr. 8290 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कः कौ के कं कौ कान् ।
हसति च हसतो हसन्ति हरिणाक्ष्या ॥kaḥ kau ke kaṃ kau kān |
hasati ca hasato hasanti hariṇākṣyā ||
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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, kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Hasat (हसत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Hasanti (hasantī, हसन्ती): defined in 5 categories.
Harinakshi (harinaksi, hariṇākṣī, हरिणाक्षी): defined in 2 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, Buddhism, Prakrit
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 kau ke kaṃ kau kān”
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kau -
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ku (noun, feminine)[locative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- ke -
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ka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]ka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- kam -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- kau -
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ku (noun, feminine)[locative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- kān -
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ka (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “hasati ca hasato hasanti hariṇākṣyā”
- hasati -
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hasat (noun, masculine)[locative single]hasat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√has -> hasat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √has class 1 verb]√has -> hasat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √has class 1 verb]√has (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hasato* -
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hasat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]hasat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]√has -> hasat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √has class 1 verb], [ablative single from √has class 1 verb], [genitive single from √has class 1 verb]√has -> hasat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √has class 1 verb], [genitive single from √has class 1 verb]√has (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- hasanti -
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hasantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]hasat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√has -> hasat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √has class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √has class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √has class 1 verb]√has -> hasantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √has class 1 verb]√has (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- hariṇākṣyā -
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hariṇākṣī (noun, feminine)[instrumental 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 8290 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.