Sanskrit quote nr. 9205 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कस् त्वं शूली मृगय भिषजं नीलकण्ठः प्रियेऽहं ।
केकामेकां वद पशुपति-र्नैवदृश्ये विषाणे ॥kas tvaṃ śūlī mṛgaya bhiṣajaṃ nīlakaṇṭhaḥ priye'haṃ |
kekāmekāṃ vada paśupati-rnaivadṛśye viṣāṇe ||
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.
Shuli (suli, śūli, शूलि, śūlī, शूली): defined in 9 categories.
Shulin (sulin, śūlin, शूलिन्): defined in 5 categories.
Mrigaya (mrgaya, mṛgaya, मृगय): defined in 10 categories.
Bhishaj (bhisaj, bhiṣaj, भिषज्): defined in 10 categories.
Bhishaja (bhisaja, bhiṣaja, भिषज): defined in 2 categories.
Nilakantha (nīlakaṇṭha, नीलकण्ठ): defined in 13 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय, priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Keka (kekā, केका): defined in 8 categories.
Eka (ekā, एका): defined in 16 categories.
Vada (वद): defined in 17 categories.
Vishana (visana, viṣāṇa, विषाण): defined in 10 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), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy
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 śūlī mṛgaya bhiṣajaṃ nīlakaṇṭhaḥ priye'haṃ”
- 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]
- śūlī -
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śūlī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śūli (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]śūli (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]śūlin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mṛgaya -
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mṛgaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhiṣajam -
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bhiṣaja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhiṣajā (noun, feminine)[adverb]bhiṣaj (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- nīlakaṇṭhaḥ -
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nīlakaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- priye' -
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prī (noun, masculine)[dative single]prī (noun, feminine)[dative single]priya (noun, masculine)[locative single]priya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]priyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√pṛ (verb class 3)[present passive first single]√pṛ (verb class 9)[present passive first single]√pṛ (verb class 5)[present passive first single]√pṛ (verb class 6)[present middle first single], [present passive first single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kekāmekāṃ vada paśupati-rnaivadṛśye viṣāṇe”
- kekām -
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kekā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ekām -
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ekā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vada -
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vada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- paśupati -
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paśupati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- Cannot analyse rnaivadṛśye*vi
- viṣāṇe -
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viṣāṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative 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 9205 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.