Sanskrit quote nr. 9134 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कश्चित् कष्टं किरति करकाजालमेकोऽतिमात्रं ।
गर्जत्येव क्षिपति विषयं वैद्युतं वह्निमन्यः ॥kaścit kaṣṭaṃ kirati karakājālameko'timātraṃ |
garjatyeva kṣipati viṣayaṃ vaidyutaṃ vahnimanyaḥ ||
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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.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Kashtam (kastam, kaṣṭam, कष्टम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kashta (kasta, kaṣṭa, कष्ट): defined in 13 categories.
Kirat (किरत्): defined in 2 categories.
Jala (jāla, जाल): defined in 24 categories.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Atimatram (atimātram, अतिमात्रम्): defined in 1 categories.
Atimatra (atimātra, अतिमात्र): defined in 4 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Kshipat (ksipat, kṣipat, क्षिपत्): defined in 3 categories.
Vishaya (visaya, viṣaya, विषय): defined in 25 categories.
Vaidyuta (वैद्युत): defined in 3 categories.
Vahnimat (वह्निमत्): defined in 1 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy
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: “kaścit kaṣṭaṃ kirati karakājālameko'timātraṃ”
- kaś -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cit -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kaṣṭam -
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kaṣṭam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kaṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kaṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
- kirati -
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kirat (noun, masculine)[locative single]kirat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- karakā -
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- jālam -
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jāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jāla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jālā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- eko' -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- atimātram -
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atimātram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atimātra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]atimātra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]atimātrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “garjatyeva kṣipati viṣayaṃ vaidyutaṃ vahnimanyaḥ”
- garjatye -
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√gṛj (verb class 1)[present active third single]√garj (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣipati -
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√kṣip -> kṣipat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṣip class 6 verb]√kṣip -> kṣipat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √kṣip class 6 verb]√kṣip (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- viṣayam -
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viṣaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- vaidyutam -
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vaidyuta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vaidyuta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vaidyutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vahniman -
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vahnimat (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[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 9134 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.