Sanskrit quote nr. 8515 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कदाचित् साधुतामेति पुरः शिशुरसन्मतिः ।
प्राक् पाण्डुपत्राः कुत्रापि चोयन्ते चारुभूरुहाः ॥kadācit sādhutāmeti puraḥ śiśurasanmatiḥ |
prāk pāṇḍupatrāḥ kutrāpi coyante cārubhūruhāḥ ||
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.
Kadacit (kadācit, कदाचित्): defined in 4 categories.
Sadhuta (sādhutā, साधुता): defined in 2 categories.
Purah (puraḥ, पुरः): defined in 3 categories.
Pur (पुर्): defined in 5 categories.
Pura (पुर): defined in 18 categories.
Shishu (sisu, śiśu, शिशु): defined in 11 categories.
Prak (prāk, प्राक्): defined in 7 categories.
Pandu (pāṇḍu, पाण्डु): defined in 15 categories.
Pat (पत्): defined in 3 categories.
Ra (र, rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Rai (रै): defined in 8 categories.
Kutrapi (kutrāpi, कुत्रापि): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Caru (cāru, चारु): defined in 15 categories.
Bhuruha (bhūruha, भूरुह): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, India history, Tamil, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), 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: “kadācit sādhutāmeti puraḥ śiśurasanmatiḥ”
- kadācit -
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kadācit (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]
- sādhutām -
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sādhutā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- eti -
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eti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- puraḥ -
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puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]puraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]pura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śiśur -
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śiśu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]śiśu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asanmatiḥ -
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asanmati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “prāk pāṇḍupatrāḥ kutrāpi coyante cārubhūruhāḥ”
- prāk -
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prāk (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pāṇḍu -
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pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pāṇḍu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- pat -
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pat (noun, masculine)[compound]pad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- rāḥ -
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ra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rai (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]rā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kutrāpi -
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kutrāpi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]kutrāpi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]
- co -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ūyante -
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√u (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]√u (verb class 2)[present passive third plural]√u (verb class 5)[present passive third plural]√ūy (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]√vā (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]
- cāru -
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cāru (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cāru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhūruhāḥ -
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bhūruha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative 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 8515 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.