Sanskrit quote nr. 8412 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कण्ठे वसन्ती चतुरा यदस्याः ।
सरस्वती वादयते विपञ्चीम् ॥kaṇṭhe vasantī caturā yadasyāḥ |
sarasvatī vādayate vipañcīm ||
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.
Kantha (kaṇṭha, कण्ठ): defined in 20 categories.
Vasanti (vasantī, वसन्ती): defined in 8 categories.
Catura (चतुर, caturā, चतुरा): defined in 8 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Asi (असि, asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Sarasvat (सरस्वत्): defined in 2 categories.
Sarasvati (sarasvatī, सरस्वती): defined in 21 categories.
Vadayat (vādayat, वादयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vipanci (vipañcī, विपञ्ची): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Buddhism, Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil
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: “kaṇṭhe vasantī caturā yadasyāḥ”
- kaṇṭhe -
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kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[locative single]√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- vasantī -
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√vas -> vasat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vas class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vas class 1 verb]√vas -> vasantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vas class 1 verb]
- caturā* -
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catura (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]caturā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- asyāḥ -
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asi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]asī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]iyam (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “sarasvatī vādayate vipañcīm”
- sarasvatī -
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sarasvatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]sarasvat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vādayate -
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√vad -> vādayat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √vad]√vad -> vādayat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √vad]√vad (verb class 0)[present middle third single]
- vipañcīm -
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vipañcī (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 8412 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.