Sanskrit quote nr. 8531 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कदा वाराणस्याममरतटिनीरोधसि वसन् ।
वसानः कौपीनं शिरसि निदधानोऽञ्जलिपुटम् ॥kadā vārāṇasyāmamarataṭinīrodhasi vasan |
vasānaḥ kaupīnaṃ śirasi nidadhāno'ñjalipuṭam ||
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 (कद): defined in 9 categories.
Varanasi (vārāṇasī, वाराणसी): defined in 14 categories.
Amaratatini (amarataṭinī, अमरतटिनी): defined in 1 categories.
Rodhas (रोधस्): defined in 1 categories.
Vasana (vasāna, वसान): defined in 20 categories.
Kaupina (kaupīna, कौपीन): defined in 8 categories.
Shiras (siras, śiras, शिरस्): defined in 15 categories.
Nida (निद): defined in 8 categories.
Dhana (dhāna, धान): defined in 16 categories.
Anjaliputa (añjalipuṭa, अञ्जलिपुट): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, 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: “kadā vārāṇasyāmamarataṭinīrodhasi vasan”
- kadā* -
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kada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- vārāṇasyām -
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vārāṇasī (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- amarataṭinīr -
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amarataṭinī (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- rodhasi -
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rodhas (noun, neuter)[locative single]√rudh (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- vasan -
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√vas -> vasat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vas class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “vasānaḥ kaupīnaṃ śirasi nidadhāno'ñjalipuṭam”
- vasānaḥ -
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√vas -> vasāna (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vas class 2 verb]
- kaupīnam -
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kaupīna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śirasi -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- nida -
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nida (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhāno' -
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dhāna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- añjalipuṭam -
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añjalipuṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative 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 8531 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.