Sanskrit quote nr. 9092 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कवयः परितुष्यन्ति नेतरे कविसूक्तिभिः ।
नह्यकूपारवत् कूपा वर्धन्ते विधुकान्तिभिः ॥kavayaḥ parituṣyanti netare kavisūktibhiḥ |
nahyakūpāravat kūpā vardhante vidhukāntibhiḥ ||
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.
Kavi (कवि): defined in 15 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 8 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Itara (इतर, itarā, इतरा): defined in 9 categories.
Kupa (kūpa, कूप): defined in 16 categories.
Vidhu (विधु): defined in 6 categories.
Kanti (kānti, कान्ति): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, India history, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “kavayaḥ parituṣyanti netare kavisūktibhiḥ”
- kavayaḥ -
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kavi (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kavi (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pari (Preverb)[Preverb]
- tuṣyanti -
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√tuṣ -> tuṣyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √tuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √tuṣ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √tuṣ class 4 verb]√tuṣ -> tuṣyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √tuṣ class 4 verb]√tuṣ (verb class 4)[present active third plural]
- ne -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ni (noun, feminine)[vocative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- itare -
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itara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]itara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]itarā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- kavi -
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kavi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kavi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kavi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- sūktibhiḥ -
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sūkti (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “nahyakūpāravat kūpā vardhante vidhukāntibhiḥ”
- Cannot analyse nahyakūpāravat*kū
- kūpā* -
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kūpa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- vardhante -
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√vṛdh (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- vidhu -
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vidhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vidhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vidhu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- kāntibhiḥ -
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kānti (noun, feminine)[instrumental 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 9092 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.