Sanskrit quote nr. 8719 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
करभदयिते यत्तत् पीतं सुदुर्लभमेकदा ।
मधु वनगतं तस्यालाभे विरौषि किमुत्सुका ॥karabhadayite yattat pītaṃ sudurlabhamekadā |
madhu vanagataṃ tasyālābhe virauṣi kimutsukā ||
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.
Karabha (करभ): defined in 10 categories.
Dayita (दयित, dayitā, दयिता): defined in 6 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Pita (pīta, पीत): defined in 21 categories.
Sudurlabha (सुदुर्लभ): defined in 4 categories.
Ekada (ekadā, एकदा): defined in 5 categories.
Madhu (मधु): defined in 19 categories.
Vanaga (वनग): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Alabha (alābha, अलाभ): defined in 10 categories.
Vira (virā, विरा): defined in 22 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Utsuka (utsukā, उत्सुका): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Kannada, Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Tamil, Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “karabhadayite yattat pītaṃ sudurlabhamekadā”
- karabha -
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karabha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]karabha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dayite -
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dayita (noun, masculine)[locative single]dayita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dayitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- pītam -
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pīta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pītā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√pā -> pīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pā class 3 verb]√pā -> pīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 3 verb]√pai -> pīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pai class 1 verb]√pai -> pīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pai class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pai class 1 verb]√pi -> pīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 3 verb]√pi -> pīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 2 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 3 verb]√pī -> pīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 4 verb]√pī -> pīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 2 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 3 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 4 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 4 verb]√pī (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- sudurlabham -
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sudurlabha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sudurlabha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sudurlabhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ekadā -
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ekadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “madhu vanagataṃ tasyālābhe virauṣi kimutsukā”
- madhu -
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madhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]madhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vanaga -
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vanaga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- tasyā -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- alābhe -
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alābha (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- virau -
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virā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- auṣi -
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√u (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- utsukā -
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utsukā (noun, feminine)[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 8719 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.