Sanskrit quote nr. 8428 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कति नो विषया निभालिताः ।
कति वा भूमिभुजो न शीलिताः ॥kati no viṣayā nibhālitāḥ |
kati vā bhūmibhujo na śīlitāḥ ||
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.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vishaya (visaya, viṣaya, विषय): defined in 25 categories.
Nibha (निभ, nibhā, निभा): defined in 7 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Bhumibhuj (bhūmibhuj, भूमिभुज्): defined in 1 categories.
Shilita (silita, śīlita, शीलित, śīlitā, शीलिता): defined in 1 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, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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 no viṣayā nibhālitāḥ”
- kati -
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kati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- no* -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- viṣayā* -
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viṣaya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- nibhā -
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nibha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nibha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nibhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- alitā -
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√al (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- aḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “kati vā bhūmibhujo na śīlitāḥ”
- kati -
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kati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhūmibhujo* -
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bhūmibhuj (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śīlitāḥ -
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śīlita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śīlitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√śīl -> śīlita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √śīl class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √śīl class 10 verb], [nominative plural from √śīl], [vocative plural from √śīl]√śīl -> śīlitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √śīl class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √śīl class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √śīl class 10 verb], [nominative plural from √śīl], [vocative plural from √śīl], [accusative plural from √śīl]
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 8428 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.