Sanskrit quote nr. 9098 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कविः करोति काव्यानि स्वादु जानाति पण्डितः ।
सुन्दर्या अपि लावण्यं पतिर्जानाति नो पिता ॥kaviḥ karoti kāvyāni svādu jānāti paṇḍitaḥ |
sundaryā api lāvaṇyaṃ 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.
Svadu (svādu, स्वादु): defined in 8 categories.
Pandita (paṇḍita, पण्डित): defined in 16 categories.
Sundari (sundarī, सुन्दरी): defined in 16 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Lavanya (lāvaṇya, लावण्य): defined in 9 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, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Shaiva philosophy, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), 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 svādu jānāti paṇḍitaḥ”
- 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]
- svādu -
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svādu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]svādu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- jānāti -
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√jñā (verb class 9)[present active third single]
- paṇḍitaḥ -
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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]
- Line 2: “sundaryā api lāvaṇyaṃ patirjānāti no pitā”
- sundaryā*a -
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sundarī (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- ap -
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ap (noun, feminine)[compound]ap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- lāvaṇyam -
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lāvaṇya (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 9098 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.