Sanskrit quote nr. 8307 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कः स्यादम्बुदयाचको युवतयः कं कामयन्ते पतिं ।
लज्जा केन निवार्यते निकटके दासे कथं यावनी ॥kaḥ syādambudayācako yuvatayaḥ kaṃ kāmayante patiṃ |
lajjā kena nivāryate nikaṭake dāse kathaṃ yāvanī ||
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, kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Ambuda (अम्बुद): defined in 9 categories.
Yacaka (yācaka, याचक): defined in 6 categories.
Yuvati (युवति): defined in 11 categories.
Pati (पति): defined in 17 categories.
Lajja (lajjā, लज्जा): defined in 10 categories.
Kena (केन): defined in 5 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Nivarin (nivārin, निवारिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Nivarya (nivārya, निवार्य): defined in 4 categories.
Nikata (nikaṭa, निकट): defined in 9 categories.
Dasa (dāsa, दास, dāsā, दासा): defined in 19 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Yavani (yāvanī, यावनी): defined in 6 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), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jainism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Buddhism
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 syādambudayācako yuvatayaḥ kaṃ kāmayante patiṃ”
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- syād -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- ambuda -
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ambuda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yācako* -
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yācaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yuvatayaḥ -
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yuvati (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- kam -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- kāmayante -
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√kam (verb class 0)[present middle third plural]
- patim -
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pati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]pati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “lajjā kena nivāryate nikaṭake dāse kathaṃ yāvanī”
- lajjā -
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lajjā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kena -
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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]
- nivārya -
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nivārin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]nivārin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nivārya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nivārya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ate -
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- nikaṭa -
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nikaṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nikaṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- 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]
- dāse -
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dāsa (noun, masculine)[locative single]dāsa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dāsā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dās (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yāvanī -
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yāvanī (noun, feminine)[compound], [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 8307 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.