Sanskrit quote nr. 8421 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कति कति न वसन्ते वल्लयः शाखिनो वा ।
सुरभितसुमनोभिर्भूषिताङ्गा बभूवुः ॥kati kati na vasante vallayaḥ śākhino vā |
surabhitasumanobhirbhūṣitāṅgā babhūvuḥ ||
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.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vasanta (वसन्त): defined in 18 categories.
Valli (वल्लि): defined in 18 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Surabhita (सुरभित): defined in 2 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of 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: “kati kati na vasante vallayaḥ śākhino vā”
- kati -
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kati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- kati -
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kati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vasante -
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vasanta (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vallayaḥ -
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valli (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- śākhino* -
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śākhin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]śākhin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “surabhitasumanobhirbhūṣitāṅgā babhūvuḥ”
- surabhita -
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surabhita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]surabhita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sumanobhir -
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sumanas (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sumanas (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- bhūṣitā -
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√bhūṣ -> bhūṣita (participle, masculine)[compound from √bhūṣ]√bhūṣ -> bhūṣita (participle, neuter)[compound from √bhūṣ]√bhūṣ -> bhūṣita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √bhūṣ]√bhūṣ -> bhūṣita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √bhūṣ]√bhūṣ -> bhūṣitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √bhūṣ]√bhūṣ (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- aṅgā* -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- babhūvuḥ -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[perfect active third 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 8421 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.