Sanskrit quote nr. 9209 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कस्मात् त्वं क्व नु दृश्यते सुखमुखं क्वास्तेऽन्धकारः परं ।
क्व स्त्रीषु स्मरधूमकेतुरुदितेओ दृष्टा युवानः क्व ते ॥kasmāt tvaṃ kva nu dṛśyate sukhamukhaṃ kvāste'ndhakāraḥ paraṃ |
kva strīṣu smaradhūmaketuruditeo dṛṣṭā yuvānaḥ kva te ||
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.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Kva (क्व): defined in 2 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Drishyata (drsyata, dṛśyatā, दृश्यता): defined in 2 categories.
Sukhamukha (सुखमुख): defined in 2 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Andhakara (andhakāra, अन्धकार): defined in 13 categories.
Param (परम्): defined in 6 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Strishu (strisu, strīṣū, स्त्रीषू): defined in 1 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Smara (स्मर): defined in 6 categories.
Dhumaketu (dhūmaketu, धूमकेतु): defined in 8 categories.
Udita (उदित, uditā, उदिता): defined in 11 categories.
Uditi (उदिति): defined in 1 categories.
Drishta (drsta, dṛṣṭa, दृष्ट, dṛṣṭā, दृष्टा): defined in 13 categories.
Yuvan (युवन्): defined in 6 categories.
Yuvana (yuvāna, युवान): defined in 4 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, Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vastushastra (architecture)
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 tvaṃ kva nu dṛśyate sukhamukhaṃ kvāste'ndhakāraḥ paraṃ”
- kasmāt -
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kasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[ablative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[ablative single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[ablative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- kva -
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kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nu -
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nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dṛśyate -
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dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dṛś (verb class 1)[present passive third single]
- sukhamukham -
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sukhamukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- kvās -
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ku (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- te' -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- andhakāraḥ -
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andhakāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “kva strīṣu smaradhūmaketuruditeo dṛṣṭā yuvānaḥ kva te”
- kva -
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kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- strīṣu -
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strīṣū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]strī (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- smara -
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smara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]smara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√smṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- dhūmaketur -
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dhūmaketu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]dhūmaketu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- udite -
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udita (noun, masculine)[locative single]udita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]uditā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]uditi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√vad -> udita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> udita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [locative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> uditā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vad class 1 verb]
- o* -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- dṛṣṭā* -
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dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- yuvānaḥ -
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yuvan (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√yu -> yuvāna (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yu class 2 verb]
- kva -
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kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive 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 9209 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.