Sanskrit quote nr. 8359 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कठिनः कृशमूलश्च दुर्लभो दक्षिणेतरः ।
कश्चित् कल्याणगोत्रोऽपि मनुष्यैर्नोपजीव्यते ॥kaṭhinaḥ kṛśamūlaśca durlabho dakṣiṇetaraḥ |
kaścit kalyāṇagotro'pi manuṣyairnopajīvyate ||
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.
Kathina (kaṭhina, कठिन): defined in 8 categories.
Krisha (krsa, kṛśa, कृश): defined in 11 categories.
Mula (mūla, मूल): defined in 27 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Durlabha (दुर्लभ): defined in 15 categories.
Dakshinetara (daksinetara, dakṣiṇetara, दक्षिणेतर): defined in 1 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Kalyana (kalyāṇa, कल्याण): defined in 18 categories.
Gotra (गोत्र): defined in 15 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Manushya (manusya, manuṣya, मनुष्य): defined in 11 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Upajivya (upajīvya, उपजीव्य): defined in 6 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Buddhist philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vaisheshika (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: “kaṭhinaḥ kṛśamūlaśca durlabho dakṣiṇetaraḥ”
- kaṭhinaḥ -
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kaṭhina (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṛśa -
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kṛśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mūlaś -
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mūla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- durlabho* -
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durlabha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dakṣiṇetaraḥ -
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dakṣiṇetara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kaścit kalyāṇagotro'pi manuṣyairnopajīvyate”
- kaś -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cit -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kalyāṇa -
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kalyāṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kalyāṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gotro' -
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gotra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- manuṣyair -
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manuṣya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]manuṣya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- no -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- upajīvya -
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upajīvya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]upajīvya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive 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 8359 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.