Sanskrit quote nr. 9245 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कस्य नो कुरुते मुग्धे पिपासाकुलितं मनः ।
अयं ते विद्रुमच्छायो मरुमार्ग इवाधरः ॥kasya no kurute mugdhe pipāsākulitaṃ manaḥ |
ayaṃ te vidrumacchāyo marumārga ivādharaḥ ||
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.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Kuruta (kurutā, कुरुता): defined in 4 categories.
Mugdha (मुग्ध, mugdhā, मुग्धा): defined in 6 categories.
Pipasa (pipāsā, पिपासा): defined in 9 categories.
Akulita (ākulita, आकुलित): defined in 5 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vidrumacchaya (vidrumacchāya, विद्रुमच्छाय): defined in 1 categories.
Marumarga (marumārga, मरुमार्ग): defined in 1 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Adhara (अधर): defined in 17 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, Ayurveda (science of life), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “kasya no kurute mugdhe pipāsākulitaṃ manaḥ”
- 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]
- no -
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nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- kurute -
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kurutā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present middle third single]
- mugdhe -
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mugdha (noun, masculine)[locative single]mugdha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mugdhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√muh -> mugdha (participle, masculine)[locative single from √muh class 4 verb]√muh -> mugdha (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [locative single from √muh class 4 verb]√muh -> mugdhā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √muh class 4 verb]
- pipāsā -
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pipāsā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√pā (verb class 0)[imperative active second single]√pā (verb class 0)[imperative active second single]
- ākulitam -
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ākulita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ākulita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ākulitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- manaḥ -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ayaṃ te vidrumacchāyo marumārga ivādharaḥ”
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- vidrumacchāyo* -
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vidrumacchāya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- marumārga* -
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marumārga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- adharaḥ -
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adhara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dhṛ (verb class 1)[imperfect active second 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 9245 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.