Sanskrit quote nr. 9231 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कस्मैचिद् द्विजबन्धवे कियदपि क्षीरं पुरा नाथते ।
दत्तो येन दयारसैकवपुषा दुग्धोद एवार्णवः ॥kasmaicid dvijabandhave kiyadapi kṣīraṃ purā nāthate |
datto yena dayārasaikavapuṣā dugdhoda evārṇavaḥ ||
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.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Dvijabandhu (द्विजबन्धु): defined in 2 categories.
Kiyat (कियत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kiyad (कियद्): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kshira (ksira, kṣīra, क्षीर): defined in 14 categories.
Pura (पुर, purā, पुरा): defined in 18 categories.
Datta (दत्त): defined in 12 categories.
Yena (येन): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Daya (dayā, दया): defined in 13 categories.
Da (dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Arasa (अरस, arasā, अरसा): defined in 6 categories.
Aika (ऐक): defined in 2 categories.
Vapusha (vapusa, vapuṣa, वपुष, vapuṣā, वपुषा): defined in 3 categories.
Dugdha (दुग्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Eva (एव, evā, एवा): defined in 6 categories.
Arnava (arṇava, अर्णव): defined in 13 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, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Nepali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “kasmaicid dvijabandhave kiyadapi kṣīraṃ purā nāthate”
- kasmai -
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ka (noun, masculine)[dative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[dative single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[dative single]
- cid -
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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]
- dvijabandhave -
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dvijabandhu (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- kiyad -
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kiyat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kiyad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]kiyat (noun, masculine)[compound]kiyat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kṣīram -
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kṣīra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣīra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣīrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- purā* -
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pura (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]purā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nāthate -
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√nāth -> nāthat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √nāth class 1 verb]√nāth -> nāthat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √nāth class 1 verb]√nāth (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- Line 2: “datto yena dayārasaikavapuṣā dugdhoda evārṇavaḥ”
- datto* -
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datta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dā (verb class 3)[present active third dual]
- yena -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- dayā -
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dayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]√de (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- arasai -
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arasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]arasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]arasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aika -
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aika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vapuṣā* -
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vapuṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vapuṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dugdho -
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dugdha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√duh (verb class 2)[present active second dual], [present active third dual]
- da* -
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da (noun, masculine)[nominative single]dā (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- evā -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]evā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arṇavaḥ -
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arṇava (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 9231 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.