Sanskrit quote nr. 9204 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कस् त्वं वानर रामराजभवने लेखार्थसंवाहको ।
यातः कुत्र पुरागतः स हनुमान् निर्दग्धलङ्कापुरः ॥kas tvaṃ vānara rāmarājabhavane lekhārthasaṃvāhako |
yātaḥ kutra purāgataḥ sa hanumān nirdagdhalaṅkāpuraḥ ||
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.
Vanara (vānara, वानर): defined in 16 categories.
Ramaraja (rāmarāja, रामराज): defined in 1 categories.
Bhavana (भवन): defined in 27 categories.
Lekha (लेख, lekhā, लेखा): defined in 15 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Samvaha (saṃvāha, संवाह): defined in 4 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Yat (yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Yata (yāta, यात): defined in 7 categories.
Yatri (yatr, yātṛ, यातृ): defined in 4 categories.
Kutra (कुत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Pura (purā, पुरा): defined in 18 categories.
Pur (पुर्): defined in 5 categories.
Agata (अगत): defined in 12 categories.
Nirdagdha (निर्दग्ध): defined in 3 categories.
Lanka (laṅka, लङ्क, laṅkā, लङ्का): defined in 13 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, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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 vānara rāmarājabhavane lekhārthasaṃvāhako”
- 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]
- vānara -
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vānara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vānara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rāmarāja -
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rāmarāja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhavane -
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bhavana (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- lekhā -
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lekha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lekhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√lakh (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- artha -
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artha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]artha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√arth (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- saṃvāha -
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saṃvāha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saṃvāha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ko -
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ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “yātaḥ kutra purāgataḥ sa hanumān nirdagdhalaṅkāpuraḥ”
- yātaḥ -
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yāt (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]yāt (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]yāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√yā -> yāta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yā class 2 verb]yātṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yātṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√yā (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- kutra -
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kutra (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kutra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- purā -
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purā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pura (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pur (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]purā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√pur (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- agataḥ -
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agata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√ag (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hanumān -
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hanumat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nirdagdha -
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nirdagdha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nirdagdha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- laṅkā -
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laṅka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]laṅkā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apuraḥ -
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√pur (verb class 6)[imperfect active second 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 9204 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.