Sanskrit quote nr. 9135 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कश्चित् कस्यचिदेव स्यात् सुहृद् विश्रम्भभाजनम् ।
पद्मं विकासयत्यर्कः संकोचयति कैरवम् ॥kaścit kasyacideva syāt suhṛd viśrambhabhājanam |
padmaṃ vikāsayatyarkaḥ saṃkocayati kairavam ||
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.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Suhrid (suhrd, suhṛd, सुहृद्): defined in 6 categories.
Vishrambha (visrambha, viśrambha, विश्रम्भ): defined in 4 categories.
Bhajana (bhājana, भाजन): defined in 12 categories.
Padma (पद्म): defined in 26 categories.
Vikasa (vikāsa, विकास): defined in 9 categories.
Yatya (यत्य, yatyā, यत्या): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (यति, yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Ric (rc, ṛc, ऋच्): defined in 2 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kairava (कैरव): defined in 5 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, Prakrit, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali
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 kasyacideva syāt suhṛd viśrambhabhājanam”
- 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]
- kasya -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- cid -
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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]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- syāt -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- suhṛd -
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suhṛd (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]suhṛd (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- viśrambha -
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viśrambha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhājanam -
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bhājana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhājana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhājanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “padmaṃ vikāsayatyarkaḥ saṃkocayati kairavam”
- padmam -
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padma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]padma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]padmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vikāsa -
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vikāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yatyar -
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yatya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yatya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yat -> yatya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yat]yatyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yati (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yatī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[instrumental single from √i class 2 verb]√yat -> yatya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √yat class 10 verb]√yat -> yatya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √yat class 10 verb]√yat -> yatyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √yat class 10 verb]
- ṛk -
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ṛc (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- aḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- saṅkoca -
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saṅkoca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saṅkoca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yati -
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yati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- kairavam -
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kairava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kairava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 9135 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.