Sanskrit quote nr. 8873 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्पासास्थिप्रचयनिचिता निर्धनश्रोत्रियाणां ।
येषां वात्याप्रविततकुटीप्राङ्गणान्ता बभूवुः ॥karpāsāsthipracayanicitā nirdhanaśrotriyāṇāṃ |
yeṣāṃ vātyāpravitatakuṭīprāṅgaṇāntā babhūvuḥ ||
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.
Karpasa (karpāsa, कर्पास): defined in 8 categories.
Asthi (अस्थि): defined in 17 categories.
Pracaya (प्रचय): defined in 4 categories.
Nicita (निचित, nicitā, निचिता): defined in 5 categories.
Nirdhana (निर्धन): defined in 5 categories.
Shrotriya (srotriya, śrotriya, श्रोत्रिय, śrotriyā, श्रोत्रिया): defined in 8 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vatya (vātyā, वात्या): defined in 5 categories.
Vati (vātī, वाती): defined in 12 categories.
Pravitata (प्रवितत): defined in 3 categories.
Kuti (kuṭi, कुटि, kuṭī, कुटी): defined in 13 categories.
Prangana (prāṅgaṇa, प्राङ्गण): defined in 3 categories.
Anta (अन्त, antā, अन्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Nepali, Buddhism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Prakrit
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: “karpāsāsthipracayanicitā nirdhanaśrotriyāṇāṃ”
- karpāsā -
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karpāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]karpāsa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- asthi -
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asthi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pracaya -
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pracaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nicitā* -
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nicita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nicitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nirdhana -
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nirdhana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nirdhana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śrotriyāṇām -
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śrotriya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]śrotriya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]śrotriyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “yeṣāṃ vātyāpravitatakuṭīprāṅgaṇāntā babhūvuḥ”
- yeṣām -
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ya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- vātyā -
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vātyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā -> vātī (participle, feminine)[instrumental single from √vā class 2 verb]√vāt -> vātyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vāt class 10 verb]
- pravitata -
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pravitata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pravitata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kuṭī -
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kuṭī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kuṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kuṭi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- prāṅgaṇā -
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prāṅgaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- antā* -
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anta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]antā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- babhūvuḥ -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]
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 8873 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.