Sanskrit quote nr. 8297 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कः पूज्यः सद्वृत्तः ।
कमधममाचक्षते चलितवृत्तम् ॥kaḥ pūjyaḥ sadvṛttaḥ |
kamadhamamācakṣate calitavṛttam ||
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.
Pujya (pūjya, पूज्य): defined in 9 categories.
Sadvritta (sadvrtta, sadvṛtta, सद्वृत्त): defined in 5 categories.
Adhama (अधम): defined in 13 categories.
Aca (āca, आच): defined in 4 categories.
Kshata (ksata, kṣata, क्षत, kṣatā, क्षता): defined in 10 categories.
Kshati (ksati, kṣati, क्षति): defined in 4 categories.
Calita (चलित): defined in 7 categories.
Vritta (vrtta, vṛtta, वृत्त): defined in 17 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, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), 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 pūjyaḥ sadvṛttaḥ”
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pūjyaḥ -
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pūjya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√pūj -> pūjya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
- sadvṛttaḥ -
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sadvṛtta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kamadhamamācakṣate calitavṛttam”
- kam -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- adhamam -
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adhama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adhamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√dham (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- āca -
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āca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√ac (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- kṣate -
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kṣata (noun, masculine)[locative single]kṣata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kṣatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṣati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√kṣan -> kṣata (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṣan class 8 verb]√kṣan -> kṣata (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kṣan class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣan class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣan class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṣan class 8 verb]√kṣan -> kṣatā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √kṣan class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṣan class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣan class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣan class 8 verb]
- calita -
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calita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]calita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vṛttam -
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vṛtta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vṛtta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vṛttā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
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 8297 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.