Sanskrit quote nr. 8493 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कथय निपुणे कस्मिन् दृष्टः कथं नु कियच्चिरं ।
किमभिलिखितं किं तेनोक्तं कदा स इहैष्यति ॥kathaya nipuṇe kasmin dṛṣṭaḥ kathaṃ nu kiyacciraṃ |
kimabhilikhitaṃ kiṃ tenoktaṃ kadā sa ihaiṣyati ||
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.
Nipuna (nipuṇa, निपुण, nipuṇā, निपुणा): defined in 9 categories.
Nipuni (nipuṇi, निपुणि): defined in 1 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Drishta (drsta, dṛṣṭa, दृष्ट): defined in 13 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Kiyat (कियत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ciram (चिरम्): defined in 6 categories.
Cira (चिर): defined in 16 categories.
Abhi (अभि, abhī, अभी): defined in 5 categories.
Likhita (लिखित): defined in 10 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tena (तेन): defined in 7 categories.
Ukta (उक्त): defined in 10 categories.
Kada (kadā, कदा): defined in 9 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Eshyat (esyat, eṣyat, एष्यत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Prakrit, Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali
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 nipuṇe kasmin dṛṣṭaḥ kathaṃ nu kiyacciraṃ”
- kathaya -
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√kath (verb class 10)[imperative active second single]
- nipuṇe -
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nipuṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]nipuṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nipuṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nipuṇi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- kasmin -
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ka (noun, masculine)[locative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- dṛṣṭaḥ -
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dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nu -
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nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kiyac -
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kiyat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kiyat (noun, masculine)[compound]kiyat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ciram -
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ciram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cirā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “kimabhilikhitaṃ kiṃ tenoktaṃ kadā sa ihaiṣyati”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- abhi -
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abhi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]abhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]abhī (noun, masculine)[adverb]abhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- likhitam -
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likhita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]likhita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]likhitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√likh -> likhita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √likh class 6 verb]√likh -> likhita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √likh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √likh class 6 verb]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- teno -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- uktam -
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ukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
- kadā -
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kadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]kadā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sa* -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ihai -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- eṣyati -
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eṣyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]eṣyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√i -> eṣyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> eṣyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[future active third single]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
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