Sanskrit quote nr. 9199 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कस्त्वं भद्र खलेश्वरोऽहम् इह किं घोरे वने स्थीयते ।
शार्दूलादिभिरेव हिंस्रपशुभिः भोज्योऽहमित्याशया ॥kastvaṃ bhadra khaleśvaro'ham iha kiṃ ghore vane sthīyate |
śārdūlādibhireva hiṃsrapaśubhiḥ bhojyo'hamityāśayā ||
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.
Bhadra (भद्र): defined in 24 categories.
Khala (खल, khalā, खला): defined in 13 categories.
Khali (खलि): defined in 9 categories.
Ishvara (isvara, īśvara, ईश्वर): defined in 22 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Ghora (घोर, ghorā, घोरा): defined in 15 categories.
Vana (वन, vanā, वना): defined in 20 categories.
Vani (वनि): defined in 15 categories.
Shardula (sardula, śārdūla, शार्दूल): defined in 13 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Himsrapashu (himsrapasu, hiṃsrapaśu, हिंस्रपशु): defined in 2 categories.
Bhojya (भोज्य): defined in 10 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Itya (इत्य, ityā, इत्या): defined in 1 categories.
Asha (asa, āśā, आशा): defined in 17 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, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Prakrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Nepali, Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “kastvaṃ bhadra khaleśvaro'ham iha kiṃ ghore vane sthīyate”
- 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]
- bhadra -
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bhadra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhadra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- khale -
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khala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]khalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]khali (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√khal (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
- īśvaro' -
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īśvara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ghore -
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ghora (noun, masculine)[locative single]ghora (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ghorā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vane -
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vana (noun, masculine)[locative single]vana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vani (noun, feminine)[vocative single]vani (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- sthīyate -
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√sthā (verb class 1)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “śārdūlādibhireva hiṃsrapaśubhiḥ bhojyo'hamityāśayā”
- śārdūlād -
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śārdūla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ibhir -
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i (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hiṃsrapaśubhiḥ -
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hiṃsrapaśu (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- bhojyo' -
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bhojya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√bhuj -> bhojya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √bhuj]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- ityā -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]itya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]itya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> itya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]ityā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
- āśayā -
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āśā (noun, feminine)[instrumental 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 9199 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.