Sanskrit quote nr. 9097 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कविः करोति काव्यानि पण्डितो वेत्ति तद्रसम् ।
कामिनीकुचकाठिन्यं पतिर्जानाति नो पिता ॥kaviḥ karoti kāvyāni paṇḍito vetti tadrasam |
kāminīkucakāṭhinyaṃ patirjānāti no pitā ||
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.
Kavya (kāvya, काव्य): defined in 8 categories.
Pandita (paṇḍita, पण्डित): defined in 16 categories.
Tadrasa (तद्रस): defined in 1 categories.
Kamin (kāmin, कामिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Kamini (kāminī, कामिनी): defined in 14 categories.
Kuca (कुच): defined in 10 categories.
Kathinya (kāṭhinya, काठिन्य): defined in 6 categories.
Pati (पति): defined in 17 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Pitri (pitr, pitṛ, पितृ): defined in 14 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, Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Shaiva philosophy, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “kaviḥ karoti kāvyāni paṇḍito vetti tadrasam”
- kaviḥ -
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kavi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kavi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- karoti -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- kāvyāni -
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kāvya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kav -> kāvya (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kav class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kav class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kav class 1 verb]
- paṇḍito* -
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paṇḍita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
- vetti -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- tadrasam -
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tadrasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “kāminīkucakāṭhinyaṃ patirjānāti no pitā”
- kāminī -
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kāminī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kāmin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kuca -
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kuca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kuc (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- kāṭhinyam -
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kāṭhinya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- patir -
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pati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jānāti -
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√jñā (verb class 9)[present active third single]
- no -
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nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- pitā -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [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 9097 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.