Sanskrit quote nr. 8563 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कन्थां वहसि दुर्बुद्धे गर्दभैरपि दुर्वहाम् ।
शिखायज्ञोपवीताभ्यां भारः कस्ते भविष्यति ॥kanthāṃ vahasi durbuddhe gardabhairapi durvahām |
śikhāyajñopavītābhyāṃ bhāraḥ kaste bhaviṣyati ||
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.
Kantha (kanthā, कन्था): defined in 20 categories.
Vahas (वहस्): defined in 1 categories.
Durbuddhi (दुर्बुद्धि): defined in 6 categories.
Gardabha (गर्दभ): defined in 12 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Durvaha (durvahā, दुर्वहा): defined in 4 categories.
Shikha (sikha, śikha, शिख): defined in 20 categories.
Jna (jña, ज्ञ, jñā, ज्ञा): defined in 6 categories.
Upavita (upavīta, उपवीत, upavītā, उपवीता): defined in 10 categories.
Bhara (bhāra, भार): defined in 14 categories.
Bhavishyat (bhavisyat, bhaviṣyat, भविष्यत्): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali, Hinduism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Biology (plants and animals), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), 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: “kanthāṃ vahasi durbuddhe gardabhairapi durvahām”
- kanthām -
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kanthā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vahasi -
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vahas (noun, neuter)[locative single]√vah (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- durbuddhe -
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durbuddhi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]durbuddhi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- gardabhair -
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gardabha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]gardabha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- durvahām -
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durvahā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “śikhāyajñopavītābhyāṃ bhāraḥ kaste bhaviṣyati”
- śikhāya -
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śikha (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- jño -
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jña (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jña (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]jñā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upavītābhyām -
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upavīta (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]upavīta (noun, neuter)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]upavītā (noun, feminine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- bhāraḥ -
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bhāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kaste -
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√kas -> kasta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kas class 1 verb]√kas -> kasta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kas class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kas class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kas class 1 verb], [locative single from √kas class 1 verb]√kas -> kastā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √kas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kas class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kas class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kas class 1 verb]
- bhaviṣyati -
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bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[future active third 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 8563 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.