Sanskrit quote nr. 9202 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कस् त्वं भो निशि केशवः शिरसिजैः किं नाम गर्वायसे ।
भद्रे शौरिरहं गुणैः र्पितृगतैः पुत्रस्य किं स्यादिह ॥kas tvaṃ bho niśi keśavaḥ śirasijaiḥ kiṃ nāma garvāyase |
bhadre śaurirahaṃ guṇaiḥ rpitṛgataiḥ putrasya kiṃ syādiha ||
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.
Bha (भ, bhā, भा): defined in 14 categories.
Nish (nis, niś, निश्): defined in 10 categories.
Shirasija (sirasija, śirasija, शिरसिज): defined in 2 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Garva (गर्व): defined in 9 categories.
Bhadra (भद्र, bhadrā, भद्रा): defined in 24 categories.
Shauri (sauri, śauri, शौरि): defined in 11 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Putra (पुत्र): defined in 14 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 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, Ayurveda (science of life), Prakrit, Hinduism, Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
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 bho niśi keśavaḥ śirasijaiḥ kiṃ nāma garvāyase”
- 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]
- bho* -
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bha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]bhā (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- niśi -
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niś (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- keśavaḥ -
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keśava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śirasijaiḥ -
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śirasija (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- nāma -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- garvāya -
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garva (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- se -
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si (noun, feminine)[vocative single]sa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√as (verb class 2)[present middle second single]
- Line 2: “bhadre śaurirahaṃ guṇaiḥ rpitṛgataiḥ putrasya kiṃ syādiha”
- bhadre -
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bhadra (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhadra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhadrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- śaurir -
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śauri (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- guṇaiḥ -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- Cannot analyse rpitṛgataiḥ*pu
- putrasya -
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putra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]putra (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- syād -
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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]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 9202 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.