Sanskrit quote nr. 8320 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कङ्कहंसशशादानां मत्स्यादक्रौञ्चकेकिनाम् ।
गृध्राणां कुक्कुटानां च पक्षा एतेषु शोभनाः ॥kaṅkahaṃsaśaśādānāṃ matsyādakrauñcakekinām |
gṛdhrāṇāṃ kukkuṭānāṃ ca pakṣā eteṣu śobhanāḥ ||
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.
Kanka (kaṅka, कङ्क): defined in 14 categories.
Hamsa (haṃsa, हंस): defined in 26 categories.
Shashada (sasada, śaśāda, शशाद, śaśādā, शशादा): defined in 5 categories.
Matsyada (matsyāda, मत्स्याद): defined in 2 categories.
Kraunca (krauñca, क्रौञ्च): defined in 12 categories.
Kekin (केकिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Gridhra (grdhra, gṛdhra, गृध्र, gṛdhrā, गृध्रा): defined in 11 categories.
Gridhrana (grdhrana, gṛdhrāṇā, गृध्राणा): defined in 1 categories.
Kukkuta (kukkuṭa, कुक्कुट): defined in 14 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Paksha (paksa, pakṣa, पक्ष, pakṣā, पक्षा): defined in 19 categories.
Eta (एत): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Shobhana (sobhana, śobhana, शोभन, śobhanā, शोभना): defined in 10 categories.
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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: “kaṅkahaṃsaśaśādānāṃ matsyādakrauñcakekinām”
- kaṅka -
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kaṅka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kaṅk (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- haṃsa -
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haṃsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śaśādānām -
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śaśāda (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]śaśāda (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]śaśādā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- matsyāda -
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matsyāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]matsyāda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- krauñca -
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krauñca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]krauñca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kekinām -
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kekin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “gṛdhrāṇāṃ kukkuṭānāṃ ca pakṣā eteṣu śobhanāḥ”
- gṛdhrāṇām -
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gṛdhra (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]gṛdhra (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]gṛdhrāṇā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]gṛdhrā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- kukkuṭānām -
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kukkuṭa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]kukkuṭa (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pakṣā* -
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pakṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pakṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- eteṣu -
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eta (noun, masculine)[locative plural]eta (noun, neuter)[locative plural]etad (noun, neuter)[locative plural]eṣa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- śobhanāḥ -
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śobhana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śobhanā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 8320 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.