Sanskrit quote nr. 9215 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कस्मात् संल्किश्यते विद्वान् व्यर्थयार्थेहयासकृत् ।
कस्यचिन् मायया नूनं लोकोऽयं सुविमोहितः ॥kasmāt saṃlkiśyate vidvān vyarthayārthehayāsakṛt |
kasyacin māyayā nūnaṃ loko'yaṃ suvimohitaḥ ||
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.
Vidvas (विद्वस्): defined in 8 categories.
Vyartha (vyarthā, व्यर्था): defined in 7 categories.
Artheha (arthehā, अर्थेहा): defined in 1 categories.
Asakrit (asakrt, asakṛt, असकृत्): defined in 6 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Maya (māyā, माया): defined in 29 categories.
Nunam (nūnam, नूनम्): defined in 6 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Mohita (मोहित): 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, Prakrit, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Kavya (poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jain 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: “kasmāt saṃlkiśyate vidvān vyarthayārthehayāsakṛt”
- kasmāt -
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kasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[ablative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[ablative single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[ablative single]
- Cannot analyse saṃlkiśyate*vi
- vidvān -
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vidvas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vid class 2 verb]
- vyarthayā -
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vyarthā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- arthehayā -
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arthehā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- asakṛt -
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asakṛt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “kasyacin māyayā nūnaṃ loko'yaṃ suvimohitaḥ”
- kasya -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- cin -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- māyayā -
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māyā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- nūnam -
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nūnam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- loko' -
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loka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- suvi -
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sū (noun, masculine)[locative single]sū (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- mohitaḥ -
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mohita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√muh -> mohita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √muh]
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 9215 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.