Sanskrit quote nr. 8300 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कः प्राज्ञो वाञ्छति स्नेहं वेश्यासु सिकतासु च ।
विमुच्यते वा भवता वस्तुधर्मोऽयमीदृशः ॥kaḥ prājño vāñchati snehaṃ veśyāsu sikatāsu ca |
vimucyate vā bhavatā vastudharmo'yamīdṛśaḥ ||
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.
Prajna (prājña, प्राज्ञ): defined in 11 categories.
Vanchat (vāñchat, वाञ्छत्): defined in 1 categories.
Sneha (स्नेह): defined in 14 categories.
Veshya (vesya, veśyā, वेश्या): defined in 8 categories.
Sikata (sikatā, सिकता): defined in 10 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Vimuc (विमुच्): defined in 1 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Vastudharma (वस्तुधर्म): defined in 1 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idrish (idrs, īdṛś, ईदृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Idrisha (idrsa, īdṛśa, ईदृश): defined in 3 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, Jainism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Prakrit, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography)
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 prājño vāñchati snehaṃ veśyāsu sikatāsu ca”
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prājño* -
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prājña (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vāñchati -
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√vāñch -> vāñchat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vāñch class 1 verb]√vāñch -> vāñchat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vāñch class 1 verb]√vāñch (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- sneham -
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sneha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative 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]
- sikatāsu -
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sikatā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “vimucyate vā bhavatā vastudharmo'yamīdṛśaḥ”
- vimucya -
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vimuc (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- ate -
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- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhavatā -
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bhavat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vastudharmo' -
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vastudharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- īdṛśaḥ -
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īdṛś (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]īdṛś (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]īdṛś (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]īdṛśa (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 8300 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.