Sanskrit quote nr. 9179 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कस्तूरी जायते कस्मात् को हन्ति करिणां शतम् ।
किं कुर्यात् कातरो युद्धे मृगात् सिंहः पलायनम् ॥kastūrī jāyate kasmāt ko hanti kariṇāṃ śatam |
kiṃ kuryāt kātaro yuddhe mṛgāt siṃhaḥ palāyanam ||
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.
Kasturi (kastūri, कस्तूरि, kastūrī, कस्तूरी): defined in 13 categories.
Jayat (jāyat, जायत्): defined in 1 categories.
Kasmat (kasmāt, कस्मात्): defined in 1 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Karin (करिन्): defined in 16 categories.
Shata (sata, śata, शत): defined in 18 categories.
Katara (kātara, कातर): defined in 8 categories.
Yuddha (युद्ध, yuddhā, युद्धा): defined in 10 categories.
Mriga (mrga, mṛga, मृग): defined in 21 categories.
Mrigad (mrgad, mṛgād, मृगाद्): defined in 1 categories.
Simha (siṃha, सिंह): defined in 21 categories.
Palayana (palāyana, पलायन): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Prakrit, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “kastūrī jāyate kasmāt ko hanti kariṇāṃ śatam”
- kastūrī -
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kastūrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kastūri (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- jāyate -
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√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai (verb class 1)[present middle third single]√jan (verb class 4)[present middle third single]
- kasmāt -
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kasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[ablative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[ablative single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[ablative single]
- ko* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hanti -
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hanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√han (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- kariṇām -
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karin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]karin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- śatam -
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śata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “kiṃ kuryāt kātaro yuddhe mṛgāt siṃhaḥ palāyanam”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kuryāt -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative active third single]
- kātaro* -
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kātara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yuddhe -
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yuddha (noun, masculine)[locative single]yuddha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]yuddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)[locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]√yudh -> yuddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb]
- mṛgāt -
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mṛga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]mṛgād (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- siṃhaḥ -
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siṃha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- palāyanam -
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palāyana (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 9179 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.