Sanskrit quote nr. 8437 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कति सन्ति नोन्नतिभृतस् तरवस् ।
तदपि त्वमेव गुरुकीर्तिवरः ॥kati santi nonnatibhṛtas taravas |
tadapi tvameva gurukīrtivaraḥ ||
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.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Vara (वर): defined in 23 categories.
Varas (वरस्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Nepali, Hinduism, Pali, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), 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 santi nonnatibhṛtas taravas”
- kati -
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kati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- santi -
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santi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]sat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√as (verb class 2)[present active third 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]
- unnati -
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unnati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- bhṛtas -
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- Cannot analyse taravas
- Line 2: “tadapi tvameva gurukīrtivaraḥ”
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- guru -
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guru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]guru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kīrti -
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kīrti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kīrti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- varaḥ -
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varas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vara (noun, masculine)[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 8437 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.