Sanskrit quote nr. 8357 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कट्वेर्वारौ यथा पक्वे मधुरः सन् रसोऽपि न ।
प्राप्यते ह्यात्मनि तथा नापक्वकरणे ज्ञता ॥kaṭvervārau yathā pakve madhuraḥ san raso'pi na |
prāpyate hyātmani tathā nāpakvakaraṇe jñatā ||
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.
Katu (kaṭu, कटु): defined in 10 categories.
Eru (एरु): defined in 4 categories.
Ara (āra, आर): defined in 18 categories.
Aru (āru, आरु): defined in 7 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Pakva (पक्व, pakvā, पक्वा): defined in 7 categories.
Madhura (मधुर): defined in 18 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Rasa (रस): defined in 29 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Prapin (prāpin, प्रापिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Prapya (prāpya, प्राप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Nabh (nābh, नाभ्): defined in 3 categories.
Ku (कु, kū, कू): defined in 11 categories.
Kva (क्व): defined in 2 categories.
Akarana (akaraṇa, अकरण): defined in 6 categories.
Akarani (akaraṇi, अकरणि): defined in 3 categories.
Jnata (jñatā, ज्ञता): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Prakrit, Nepali, India history, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vedanta (school of philosophy)
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: “kaṭvervārau yathā pakve madhuraḥ san raso'pi na”
- kaṭve -
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kaṭu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kaṭu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ervā -
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eru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]eru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]eru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
- ārau -
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āra (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]āru (noun, feminine)[locative single]āru (noun, masculine)[locative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pakve -
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pakva (noun, masculine)[locative single]pakva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]pakvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√pac -> pakva (participle, masculine)[locative single from √pac class 1 verb], [locative single from √pac class 4 verb]√pac -> pakva (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √pac class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pac class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pac class 1 verb], [locative single from √pac class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √pac class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √pac class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √pac class 4 verb], [locative single from √pac class 4 verb]√pac -> pakvā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √pac class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pac class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pac class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pac class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √pac class 4 verb], [vocative single from √pac class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √pac class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √pac class 4 verb]
- madhuraḥ -
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madhura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- san -
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sat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- raso' -
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rasa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “prāpyate hyātmani tathā nāpakvakaraṇe jñatā”
- prāpya -
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prāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]prāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prāpi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- ate -
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- hyā -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- ātmani -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nāp -
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nābh (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kva -
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ku (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ku (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- akaraṇe -
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akaraṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]akaraṇi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- jñatā -
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jñatā (noun, feminine)[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 8357 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.