Sanskrit quote nr. 9173 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कस्तावद् बलिकर्णभार्गवमहादानप्रमाणस्तवः ।
कश्चासौ कुरुपाण्डपाण्डुरयशः प्रस्तावनाविस्तरः ॥kastāvad balikarṇabhārgavamahādānapramāṇastavaḥ |
kaścāsau kurupāṇḍapāṇḍurayaśaḥ prastāvanāvistaraḥ ||
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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.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Balika (बलिक, balikā, बलिका): defined in 10 categories.
Rina (rna, ṛṇa, ऋण): defined in 7 categories.
Bhargava (bhārgava, भार्गव): defined in 8 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Ana (āna, आन): defined in 12 categories.
Pramana (pramāṇa, प्रमाण): defined in 23 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Panda (pāṇḍa, पाण्ड): defined in 10 categories.
Pandura (pāṇḍura, पाण्डुर): defined in 10 categories.
Yashas (yasas, yaśas, यशस्): defined in 6 categories.
Prastavana (prastāvanā, प्रस्तावना): defined in 4 categories.
Vistara (विस्तर): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kannada, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Marathi, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Buddhism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “kastāvad balikarṇabhārgavamahādānapramāṇastavaḥ”
- kastāva -
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√kas -> kasta (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √kas class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kas class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kas class 1 verb]
- ad -
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ad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- balikar -
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balika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]balika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]balikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ṛṇa -
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ṛṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṛṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhārgavam -
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bhārgava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhārgava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ahād -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√hā (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single], [aorist active third single]√hā (verb class 3)[aorist active third single]
- āna -
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āna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√an (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- pramāṇas -
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pramāṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tavaḥ -
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tavas (noun, masculine)[adverb]tavas (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- Line 2: “kaścāsau kurupāṇḍapāṇḍurayaśaḥ prastāvanāvistaraḥ”
- kaś -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asau -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kuru -
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kuru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kuru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperative active second single]
- pāṇḍa -
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pāṇḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pāṇḍura -
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pāṇḍura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pāṇḍura (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yaśaḥ -
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yaśas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yaśas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yaśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prastāvanā -
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prastāvanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- vistaraḥ -
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vistara (noun, 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 9173 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.