Sanskrit quote nr. 9223 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कस्मिञ्छेते मुरारिः क्व न खलु वसतिर्वायसी को निषेधः ।
स्त्रीणां रागस् तु कस्मिन् क्व नु खलु सितिमा शैरिसंबोधनं किम् ॥kasmiñchete murāriḥ kva na khalu vasatirvāyasī ko niṣedhaḥ |
strīṇāṃ rāgas tu kasmin kva nu khalu sitimā śairisaṃbodhanaṃ kim ||
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.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Murari (murāri, मुरारि): defined in 5 categories.
Kva (क्व): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Vasati (वसति): defined in 9 categories.
Vayasi (vāyasī, वायसी): defined in 4 categories.
Nishedha (nisedha, niṣedha, निषेध): defined in 12 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Raga (rāga, राग): defined in 26 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Sitiman (सितिमन्): defined in 1 categories.
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन): defined in 7 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, Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Buddhism, Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “kasmiñchete murāriḥ kva na khalu vasatirvāyasī ko niṣedhaḥ”
- kasmiñch -
-
ka (noun, masculine)[locative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- śete -
-
√śī (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- murāriḥ -
-
murāri (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kva -
-
kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- na -
-
na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- khalu -
-
khalu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vasatir -
-
vasati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]vasati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vāyasī -
-
vāyasī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- ko* -
-
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- niṣedhaḥ -
-
niṣedha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “strīṇāṃ rāgas tu kasmin kva nu khalu sitimā śairisaṃbodhanaṃ kim”
- strīṇām -
-
strī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- rāgas -
-
rāga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
-
tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- kasmin -
-
ka (noun, masculine)[locative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- kva -
-
kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nu -
-
nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- khalu -
-
khalu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sitimā -
-
sitiman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śairi -
-
śairin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- sambodhanam -
-
sambodhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sambodhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sambodhanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kim -
-
kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [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 9223 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.