Sanskrit quote nr. 8303 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

कः शक्रः कतमः स्रष्टा वराकः कतमो यमः ।
सत्यव्रतानां भूपानां कर्तुं शासनलङ्घनम् ॥

kaḥ śakraḥ katamaḥ sraṣṭā varākaḥ katamo yamaḥ |
satyavratānāṃ bhūpānāṃ kartuṃ śāsanalaṅghanam ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.
Shakra (sakra, śakra, शक्र): defined in 17 categories.
Kata (कत): defined in 10 categories.
Srashtri (srastr, sraṣṭṛ, स्रष्टृ): defined in 5 categories.
Varaka (varāka, वराक): defined in 9 categories.
Yama (यम): defined in 27 categories.
Satyavrata (सत्यव्रत, satyavratā, सत्यव्रता): defined in 8 categories.
Bhupa (bhūpa, भूप): defined in 8 categories.
Kartu (कर्तु): defined in 2 categories.
Shasanalanghana (sasanalanghana, śāsanalaṅghana, शासनलङ्घन): defined in 1 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, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)

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 śakraḥ katamaḥ sraṣṭā varākaḥ katamo yamaḥ
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śakraḥ -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • katam -
  • kata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • sraṣṭā -
  • sraṣṭṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sṛj (verb class 6)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • varākaḥ -
  • varāka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • katam -
  • kata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • o* -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • yamaḥ -
  • yama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “satyavratānāṃ bhūpānāṃ kartuṃ śāsanalaṅghanam
  • satyavratānām -
  • satyavrata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    satyavrata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    satyavratā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • bhūpānām -
  • bhūpa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • kartum -
  • kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kartu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kartu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śāsanalaṅghanam -
  • śāsanalaṅghana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 8303 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.

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