Sanskrit quote nr. 9228 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कस्मिन् स्वपिति कंसारिः कावृत्तिरधमा नृणाम् ।
किं ब्रूते पितरं बालः किं दृष्ट्वा रमते मनः ॥kasmin svapiti kaṃsāriḥ kāvṛttiradhamā nṛṇām |
kiṃ brūte pitaraṃ bālaḥ kiṃ dṛṣṭvā ramate manaḥ ||
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, kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Kamsari (kaṃsāri, कंसारि): defined in 2 categories.
Avritti (avrtti, avṛtti, अवृत्ति): defined in 7 categories.
Adhama (अधम, adhamā, अधमा): defined in 13 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Pitri (pitr, pitṛ, पितृ): defined in 14 categories.
Bala (bāla, बाल): defined in 30 categories.
Ramati (रमति): defined in 2 categories.
Ramat (रमत्): defined in 1 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 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, Yoga (school of philosophy), Jainism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of 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: “kasmin svapiti kaṃsāriḥ kāvṛttiradhamā nṛṇām”
- kasmin -
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ka (noun, masculine)[locative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- svapiti -
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√svap (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- kaṃsāriḥ -
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kaṃsāri (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kā -
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kā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- avṛttir -
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avṛtti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]avṛtti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- adhamā* -
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adhama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]adhamā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nṛṇām -
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nṛ (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “kiṃ brūte pitaraṃ bālaḥ kiṃ dṛṣṭvā ramate manaḥ”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- brūte -
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√brū (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- pitaram -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- bālaḥ -
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bāla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- ramate -
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ramati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ramati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√ram -> ramat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √ram class 1 verb]√ram -> ramat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √ram class 1 verb]√ram (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- manaḥ -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 9228 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.