Sanskrit quote nr. 8460 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कथं मुग्धे कथं वक्रे कान्तायास् ते विलोचने ।
कथं जनानुरागाय कथं जनविपत्तये ॥kathaṃ mugdhe kathaṃ vakre kāntāyās te vilocane |
kathaṃ janānurāgāya kathaṃ janavipattaye ||
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.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Mugdha (मुग्ध, mugdhā, मुग्धा): defined in 6 categories.
Vakra (वक्र, vakrā, वक्रा): defined in 9 categories.
Vakri (वक्रि): defined in 4 categories.
Kanta (kāntā, कान्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vilocana (विलोचन, vilocanā, विलोचना): defined in 6 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Ura (urā, उरा): defined in 9 categories.
Aga (अग): defined in 9 categories.
Vipatti (विपत्ति): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Hinduism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Theravada (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: “kathaṃ mugdhe kathaṃ vakre kāntāyās te vilocane”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mugdhe -
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mugdha (noun, masculine)[locative single]mugdha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mugdhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√muh -> mugdha (participle, masculine)[locative single from √muh class 4 verb]√muh -> mugdha (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [locative single from √muh class 4 verb]√muh -> mugdhā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √muh class 4 verb]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vakre -
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vakra (noun, masculine)[locative single]vakra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vakrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vakri (noun, masculine)[vocative single]vakri (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- kāntāyās -
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kāntā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)[ablative single from √kam class 1 verb], [genitive single from √kam class 1 verb]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- vilocane -
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vilocana (noun, masculine)[locative single]vilocana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vilocanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “kathaṃ janānurāgāya kathaṃ janavipattaye”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- janān -
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jana (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- urā -
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uras (noun, masculine)[compound]uras (noun, neuter)[compound]urā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- agāya -
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aga (noun, masculine)[dative single]aga (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jana -
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jana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√jan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vipattaye -
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vipatti (noun, feminine)[dative 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 8460 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.