Sanskrit quote nr. 9217 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कस्मादद्य न भूषितं वपुरिदं सद्भूषणैः काञ्चनैः ।
कस्मादच्छतराणि नाद्य वसनान्यङ्गीकृतानि त्वया ॥kasmādadya na bhūṣitaṃ vapuridaṃ sadbhūṣaṇaiḥ kāñcanaiḥ |
kasmādacchatarāṇi nādya vasanānyaṅgīkṛtāni tvayā ||
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.
Adya (अद्य): defined in 11 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vapu (वपु): defined in 8 categories.
Vapus (वपुस्): defined in 7 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Bhushana (bhusana, bhūṣaṇa, भूषण): defined in 21 categories.
Kancana (kāñcana, काञ्चन): defined in 19 categories.
Accha (अच्छ): defined in 9 categories.
Tara (तर): defined in 26 categories.
Nadya (nādya, नाद्य): defined in 2 categories.
Vasana (वसन): defined in 20 categories.
Angikrita (angikrta, aṅgīkṛta, अङ्गीकृत): defined in 5 categories.
Tva (tvā, त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
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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: “kasmādadya na bhūṣitaṃ vapuridaṃ sadbhūṣaṇaiḥ kāñcanaiḥ”
- kasmād -
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kasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[ablative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[ablative single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[ablative single]
- adya -
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adya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]adya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhūṣitam -
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√bhūṣ -> bhūṣita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √bhūṣ]√bhūṣ -> bhūṣita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √bhūṣ]√bhūṣ -> bhūṣitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √bhūṣ]√bhūṣ -> bhūṣita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √bhūṣ]√bhūṣ -> bhūṣita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √bhūṣ], [accusative single from √bhūṣ]
- vapur -
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vapus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vapus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vapu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]vapu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- sad -
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sat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sat (noun, masculine)[compound]sad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]sad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhūṣaṇaiḥ -
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bhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]bhūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- kāñcanaiḥ -
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kāñcana (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kāñcana (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “kasmādacchatarāṇi nādya vasanānyaṅgīkṛtāni tvayā”
- kasmād -
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kasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[ablative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[ablative single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[ablative single]
- accha -
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accha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]accha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tarāṇi -
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tara (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√tṝ (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- nādya -
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nādya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nādya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nad -> nādya (participle, masculine)[compound from √nad]√nad -> nādya (participle, neuter)[compound from √nad]√nad -> nādya (absolutive)[absolutive from √nad]√nad -> nādya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √nad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nad]√nad -> nādya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √nad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nad]
- vasanānya -
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vasana (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- aṅgīkṛtāni -
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aṅgīkṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tvayā -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental 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 9217 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.