Sanskrit quote nr. 8442 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कत्यश्वाः कति धेनवः कति गजाः कत्यद्भुताः पादपाः ।
सुन्दर्यः कति सुस्रुवः कति महारत्नान्यनर्ध्याण्यपि ॥katyaśvāḥ kati dhenavaḥ kati gajāḥ katyadbhutāḥ pādapāḥ |
sundaryaḥ kati susruvaḥ kati mahāratnānyanardhyāṇyapi ||
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.
Ashva (asva, aśva, अश्व, aśvā, अश्वा): defined in 16 categories.
Dhenu (धेनु): defined in 12 categories.
Gaja (गज, gajā, गजा): defined in 19 categories.
Adbhuta (अद्भुत, adbhutā, अद्भुता): defined in 16 categories.
Padapa (pādapa, पादप, pādapā, पादपा): defined in 9 categories.
Sundari (sundarī, सुन्दरी): defined in 16 categories.
Sruva (स्रुव): defined in 8 categories.
Maharatna (mahāratna, महारत्न): defined in 5 categories.
Ana (anā, अना): defined in 12 categories.
Ani (aṇi, अणि, aṇī, अणी): defined in 12 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 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, Buddhism, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Nepali, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy)
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: “katyaśvāḥ kati dhenavaḥ kati gajāḥ katyadbhutāḥ pādapāḥ”
- katya -
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kati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- aśvāḥ -
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aśva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]aśvā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kati -
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kati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- dhenavaḥ -
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dhenu (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dhenu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- kati -
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kati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- gajāḥ -
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gaja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gajā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- katya -
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kati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- adbhutāḥ -
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adbhuta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]adbhutā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pādapāḥ -
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pādapa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pādapā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “sundaryaḥ kati susruvaḥ kati mahāratnānyanardhyāṇyapi”
- sundaryaḥ -
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sundarī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- kati -
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kati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- su -
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sū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]sū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]so (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sruvaḥ -
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srū (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]sruva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kati -
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kati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- mahāratnānya -
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mahāratna (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- anar -
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anā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṛdhyā -
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√ṛdh -> ṛdhya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ṛdh]√ṛdh -> ṛdhya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ṛdh]√ṛdh -> ṛdhya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ṛdh]√ṛdh -> ṛdhya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ṛdh]√ṛdh (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- aṇya -
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aṇi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]aṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]√aṇ -> aṇya (absolutive)[absolutive from √aṇ]√aṇ -> aṇya (absolutive)[absolutive from √aṇ]√aṇ (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
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 8442 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.