Sanskrit quote nr. 8554 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कनकमृगमुदस्य स्वां कुटीं संप्रविष्टः ।
क्वचिदपि न वधूटीं नोददर्शाङ्गनादौ ॥kanakamṛgamudasya svāṃ kuṭīṃ saṃpraviṣṭaḥ |
kvacidapi na vadhūṭīṃ nodadarśāṅganādau ||
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.
Kanaka (कनक): defined in 20 categories.
Ric (rc, ṛc, ऋच्): defined in 2 categories.
Udasya (उदस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Uda (उद): defined in 10 categories.
Kuti (kuṭī, कुटी): defined in 13 categories.
Sampravishta (sampravista, sampraviṣṭa, सम्प्रविष्ट): defined in 1 categories.
Ku (कु, kū, कू): defined in 11 categories.
Kva (क्व): defined in 2 categories.
Acit (अचित्): defined in 3 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vadhuti (vadhūṭī, वधूटी): defined in 2 categories.
Noda (नोद): defined in 3 categories.
Darsha (darsa, darśa, दर्श, darśā, दर्शा): defined in 7 categories.
Angana (aṅgana, अङ्गन, aṅganā, अङ्गना): defined in 14 categories.
Ada (अद): defined in 9 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Hinduism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy)
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: “kanakamṛgamudasya svāṃ kuṭīṃ saṃpraviṣṭaḥ”
- kanakam -
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kanaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kanaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kanakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ṛg -
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ṛc (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- udasya -
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udasya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uda (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- svām -
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svā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kuṭīm -
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kuṭī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- sampraviṣṭaḥ -
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sampraviṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kvacidapi na vadhūṭīṃ nodadarśāṅganādau”
- kva -
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ku (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ku (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- acid -
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acit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vadhūṭīm -
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vadhūṭī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- noda -
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noda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- darśā -
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darśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]darśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]darśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√dṛś (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aṅganā -
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aṅgana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]aṅganā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- adau -
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ada (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ad (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 8554 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.