Sanskrit quote nr. 9192 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कस् त्वं कृष्णमवेहि मां किमिह ते मन्मन्दिराशङ्कया ।
युक्तं तन्नवनीतभाजनपुटे न्यस्तः किमर्थं करः ॥kas tvaṃ kṛṣṇamavehi māṃ kimiha te manmandirāśaṅkayā |
yuktaṃ tannavanītabhājanapuṭe nyastaḥ kimarthaṃ karaḥ ||
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.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Krishna (krsna, kṛṣṇa, कृष्ण): defined in 23 categories.
Ava (अव): defined in 7 categories.
Avi (अवि): defined in 9 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Manman (मन्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Da (dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Ra (र, rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Yuktam (युक्तम्): defined in 1 categories.
Yukta (युक्त): defined in 14 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Avanita (avanīta, अवनीत): defined in 2 categories.
Bhajana (bhājana, भाजन): defined in 12 categories.
Puta (puṭa, पुट): defined in 17 categories.
Nyasta (न्यस्त): defined in 7 categories.
Kimartha (किमर्थ): defined in 2 categories.
Karas (करस्): defined in 2 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 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, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Prakrit, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Jain philosophy, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “kas tvaṃ kṛṣṇamavehi māṃ kimiha te manmandirāśaṅkayā”
- kas -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- kṛṣṇam -
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kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ave -
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ava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]o (noun, masculine)[compound], [instrumental single], [dative single]avi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]avi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]u (noun, masculine)[dative single]√av (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√u (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]ava (Preverb)[Preverb]avā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- ihi -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- mām -
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mā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- manman -
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manman (noun, neuter)[vocative single]
- di -
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dī (noun, feminine)[adverb]dā (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- rā -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]rā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āśaṅkayā -
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āśaṅkā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “yuktaṃ tannavanītabhājanapuṭe nyastaḥ kimarthaṃ karaḥ”
- yuktam -
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yuktam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yuktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]√yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
- tann -
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tan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- avanīta -
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avanīta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avanīta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhājana -
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bhājana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhājana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- puṭe -
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puṭa (noun, masculine)[locative single]puṭa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- nyastaḥ -
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nyasta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kimartham -
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kimartha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kimartha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kimarthā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- karaḥ -
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karas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kara (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 9192 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.