Sanskrit quote nr. 8441 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कत्यक्षीणि करोटयः कति कति द्वीपिद्विपानां त्वचः ।
काकोलाः कति पन्नगाः कति सुधाधाम्नश्च खण्डाः कति ॥katyakṣīṇi karoṭayaḥ kati kati dvīpidvipānāṃ tvacaḥ |
kākolāḥ kati pannagāḥ kati sudhādhāmnaśca khaṇḍāḥ kati ||
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.
Kati (कति): defined in 17 categories.
Akshan (aksan, akṣan, अक्षन्): defined in 2 categories.
Akshi (aksi, akṣi, अक्षि): defined in 12 categories.
Karoti (karoṭi, करोटि): defined in 7 categories.
Dvipin (dvīpin, द्वीपिन्): defined in 8 categories.
Dvipa (द्विप): defined in 12 categories.
Tvac (त्वच्): defined in 9 categories.
Kakola (kākola, काकोल): defined in 6 categories.
Pannaga (पन्नग): defined in 14 categories.
Sudhadhaman (sudhādhāman, सुधाधामन्): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Khanda (khaṇḍa, खण्ड, khaṇḍā, खण्डा): defined in 19 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Nepali, Buddhism, Jainism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Prakrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “katyakṣīṇi karoṭayaḥ kati kati dvīpidvipānāṃ tvacaḥ”
- katya -
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kati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- akṣīṇi -
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akṣan (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]akṣi (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- karoṭayaḥ -
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karoṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- kati -
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kati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- kati -
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kati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- dvīpi -
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dvīpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]dvīpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dvipānām -
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dvipa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- tvacaḥ -
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tvac (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “kākolāḥ kati pannagāḥ kati sudhādhāmnaśca khaṇḍāḥ kati”
- kākolāḥ -
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kākola (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- kati -
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kati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- pannagāḥ -
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pannaga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- kati -
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kati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- sudhādhāmnaś -
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sudhādhāman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- khaṇḍāḥ -
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khaṇḍa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]khaṇḍā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kati -
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kati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
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 8441 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.