Sanskrit quote nr. 8736 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कराद्गलितखाद्यस्य का हानिः करिणो भवेत् ।
पिपीलिका तु तेनैव बिभर्ति स्वकुटुम्बकम् ॥karādgalitakhādyasya kā hāniḥ kariṇo bhavet |
pipīlikā tu tenaiva bibharti svakuṭumbakam ||
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.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Galita (गलित): defined in 8 categories.
Khadya (khādya, खाद्य): defined in 6 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Hani (hāni, हानि): defined in 11 categories.
Karin (करिन्): defined in 16 categories.
Pipilika (pipīlikā, पिपीलिका): defined in 13 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tena (तेन): defined in 7 categories.
Svakutumba (svakuṭumba, स्वकुटुम्ब): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Yoga (school of philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Hinduism, Nepali
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: “karādgalitakhādyasya kā hāniḥ kariṇo bhavet”
- karād -
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kara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]kara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- galita -
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galita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]galita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- khādyasya -
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khādya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]khādya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√khād -> khādya (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √khād class 1 verb]√khād -> khādya (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √khād class 1 verb]√khad -> khādya (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √khad class 6 verb]√khad -> khādya (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √khad class 6 verb]
- kā* -
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kās (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- hāniḥ -
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hāni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kariṇo* -
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kari (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]karin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]karin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “pipīlikā tu tenaiva bibharti svakuṭumbakam”
- pipīlikā -
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pipīlikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tenai -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- bibharti -
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√bhṛ (verb class 3)[present active third single]
- svakuṭumba -
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svakuṭumba (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kam -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[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 8736 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.