Sanskrit quote nr. 9207 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कस्मात् कोऽहं किमपि च भवान् कोऽयमत्र प्रपञ्चः ।
स्वं स्वं वेद्यं गगनसदृशं पूर्णतत्त्वप्रकाशम् ॥kasmāt ko'haṃ kimapi ca bhavān ko'yamatra prapañcaḥ |
svaṃ svaṃ vedyaṃ gaganasadṛśaṃ pūrṇatattvaprakāśam ||
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.
Kasmat (kasmāt, कस्मात्): defined in 1 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Bhava (भव): defined in 31 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Atra (अत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Prapanca (prapañca, प्रपञ्च): defined in 12 categories.
Vedya (वेद्य): defined in 6 categories.
Gaganasad (गगनसद्): defined in 1 categories.
Risha (rsa, ṛśa, ऋश): defined in 4 categories.
Purna (pūrṇa, पूर्ण): defined in 19 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, Prakrit, Buddhism, Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nepali, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vedanta (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: “kasmāt ko'haṃ kimapi ca bhavān ko'yamatra prapañcaḥ”
- kasmāt -
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kasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[ablative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[ablative single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[ablative single]
- ko' -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhavān -
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bhava (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ko' -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prapañcaḥ -
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prapañca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “svaṃ svaṃ vedyaṃ gaganasadṛśaṃ pūrṇatattvaprakāśam”
- svam -
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sva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- svam -
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sva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vedyam -
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vedya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vedya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vedyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vid -> vedya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √vid]√vid -> vedya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √vid]√vid -> vedyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √vid]√vid -> vedya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √vid]√vid -> vedya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √vid]√vid -> vedyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √vid]√vid -> vedya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vid]√vid -> vedya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vid], [accusative single from √vid]√vid -> vedya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vedya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vedya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative single from √vid]√vid -> vedya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb], [nominative single from √vid], [accusative single from √vid]
- gaganasad -
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gaganasad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- ṛśam -
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ṛśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- pūrṇa -
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pūrṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pūrṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
- tattvaprakāśam -
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tattvaprakāśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative 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 9207 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.