Sanskrit quote nr. 8293 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कः खे भाति हतो निशाचरपतिः केनाम्बुधौ मज्जति ।
कः कीदृक् तरुणीविलासगमनं को नाम राज्ञां प्रियः ॥kaḥ khe bhāti hato niśācarapatiḥ kenāmbudhau majjati |
kaḥ kīdṛk taruṇīvilāsagamanaṃ ko nāma rājñāṃ priyaḥ ||
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.
Kha (ख, khā, खा): defined in 17 categories.
Hata (हत): defined in 12 categories.
Nishacarapati (nisacarapati, niśācarapati, निशाचरपति): defined in 1 categories.
Kena (केन): defined in 5 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Ambudhi (अम्बुधि): defined in 8 categories.
Majjat (मज्जत्): defined in 4 categories.
Kidrish (kidrs, kīdṛś, कीदृश्): defined in 2 categories.
Taruni (taruṇī, तरुणी): defined in 10 categories.
Taru (तरु): defined in 14 categories.
Vilasa (vilāsa, विलास): defined in 17 categories.
Gamana (गमन): defined in 13 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 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, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Prakrit, Jainism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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 khe bhāti hato niśācarapatiḥ kenāmbudhau majjati”
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- khe -
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kha (noun, masculine)[locative single]kha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]khā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bhāti -
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bhāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√bhā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- hato* -
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hata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb]√han (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- niśācarapatiḥ -
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niśācarapati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kenā -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ambudhau -
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ambudhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- majjati -
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√majj -> majjat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √majj class 6 verb]√majj -> majjat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √majj class 6 verb]√majj (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “kaḥ kīdṛk taruṇīvilāsagamanaṃ ko nāma rājñāṃ priyaḥ”
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kīdṛk -
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kīdṛś (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]kīdṛś (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- taruṇī -
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taruṇī (indeclinable)[indeclinable]taruṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]taru (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vilāsa -
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vilāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vilāsa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gamanam -
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gamana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gamana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gamanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ko* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nāma -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- rājñām -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- priyaḥ -
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prī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]prī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]priya (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 8293 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.