Sanskrit quote nr. 8488 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कथय कथमिवाशा जायतां जीविते मे ।
मलयभुजगवान्ता वान्ति वाताः कृतान्ताः ॥kathaya kathamivāśā jāyatāṃ jīvite me |
malayabhujagavāntā vānti vātāḥ kṛtāntāḥ ||
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.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Ashas (asas, aśas, अशस्): defined in 1 categories.
Jayat (jāyat, जायत्): defined in 1 categories.
Jivita (jīvita, जीवित, jīvitā, जीविता): defined in 16 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Malaya (मलय): defined in 19 categories.
Bhujaga (भुजग): defined in 10 categories.
Vanta (vānta, वान्त, vāntā, वान्ता): defined in 8 categories.
Vat (vāt, वात्): defined in 6 categories.
Vanti (vāntī, वान्ती): defined in 5 categories.
Vata (vāta, वात, vātā, वाता): defined in 21 categories.
Kritanta (krtanta, kṛtānta, कृतान्त, kṛtāntā, कृतान्ता): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Kannada, Buddhism, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “kathaya kathamivāśā jāyatāṃ jīvite me”
- kathaya -
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√kath (verb class 10)[imperative active second single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aśā* -
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aśas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śā (verb class 3)[aorist active second single]√śā (verb class 4)[aorist active second single]√śās (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single]
- jāyatām -
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√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √jai class 1 verb]√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √jai class 1 verb]√jai (verb class 1)[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]√jan (verb class 4)[imperative middle third single]
- jīvite -
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jīvita (noun, masculine)[locative single]jīvita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jīvitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvitā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jīv class 1 verb]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “malayabhujagavāntā vānti vātāḥ kṛtāntāḥ”
- malaya -
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malaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√mal (verb class 10)[imperative active second single]
- bhujaga -
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bhujaga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhujaga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāntā* -
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vānta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vam -> vānta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vam class 1 verb]√vam -> vāntā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vam class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vam class 1 verb]
- vānti -
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vānti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> vāntī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā (verb class 2)[present active third plural]√vā (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- vātāḥ -
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vāta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vātā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vā -> vāta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vātā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vā class 2 verb]
- kṛtāntāḥ -
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kṛtānta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kṛtāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 8488 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.