Sanskrit quote nr. 9237 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कस्यचित् किमपि नो हरणीयं ।
मर्मवाक्यमपि नोच्चरणीयम् ॥kasyacit kimapi no haraṇīyaṃ |
marmavākyamapi noccaraṇīyam ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Haraniya (haraṇīya, हरणीय): defined in 2 categories.
Marman (मर्मन्): defined in 3 categories.
Vakya (vākya, वाक्य): defined in 13 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Ucca (उच्च): defined in 14 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Ani (aṇi, अणि, aṇī, अणी): defined in 12 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 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), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Nepali, Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “kasyacit kimapi no haraṇīyaṃ”
- 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]
- cit -
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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]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- no* -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- haraṇīyam -
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haraṇīya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]haraṇīya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]haraṇīyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√hṛ -> haraṇīya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ -> haraṇīya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √hṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ -> haraṇīya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √hṛ class 9 verb]√hṛ -> haraṇīya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √hṛ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √hṛ class 9 verb]√hṝ -> haraṇīya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √hṝ class 9 verb]√hṝ -> haraṇīya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √hṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √hṝ class 9 verb]
- Line 2: “marmavākyamapi noccaraṇīyam”
- marma -
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marman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vākyam -
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vākya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- no -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ucca -
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ucca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ucca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ra -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aṇī -
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aṇi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]aṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[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 9237 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.