Sanskrit quote nr. 8525 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कदापि नोग्रदण्डः स्यात् कटुभाषणतत्परः ।
भार्या पुत्रोऽप्युद्विजते कटुवाक्यात् प्रदण्डतः ॥kadāpi nogradaṇḍaḥ syāt kaṭubhāṣaṇatatparaḥ |
bhāryā putro'pyudvijate kaṭuvākyāt pradaṇḍataḥ ||
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.
Kada (kadā, कदा): defined in 9 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Ugradanda (ugradaṇḍa, उग्रदण्ड): defined in 4 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Katu (kaṭu, कटु): defined in 10 categories.
Bhashana (bhasana, bhāṣaṇa, भाषण): defined in 8 categories.
Tatpara (तत्पर): defined in 4 categories.
Bharya (bhāryā, भार्या): defined in 8 categories.
Putra (पुत्र): defined in 14 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vakya (vākya, वाक्य): defined in 13 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Danda (daṇḍa, दण्ड): defined in 26 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Nepali, Buddhism, Ayurveda (science of life), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
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: “kadāpi nogradaṇḍaḥ syāt kaṭubhāṣaṇatatparaḥ”
- kadā -
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kadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]kadā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- no -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ugradaṇḍaḥ -
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ugradaṇḍa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- syāt -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- kaṭu -
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kaṭu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kaṭu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhāṣaṇa -
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bhāṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tatparaḥ -
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tatpara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “bhāryā putro'pyudvijate kaṭuvākyāt pradaṇḍataḥ”
- bhāryā -
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bhāryā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √bhṛ]
- putro' -
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putra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- apyud -
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apyud (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vija -
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√vij (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- 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]
- kaṭu -
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kaṭu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kaṭu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vākyāt -
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vākya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √vac class 2 verb], [ablative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √vac class 2 verb], [ablative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √vak class 1 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √vak class 1 verb]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- daṇḍa -
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daṇḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- taḥ -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 8525 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.