Sanskrit quote nr. 9249 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कस्य वशे प्राणिगणः ।
सत्यप्रियभाषिणो विनीतस्य ॥kasya vaśe prāṇigaṇaḥ |
satyapriyabhāṣiṇo vinītasya ||
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.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Pran (prāṇ, प्राण्): defined in 3 categories.
Pranin (prāṇin, प्राणिन्): defined in 12 categories.
Gana (gaṇa, गण): defined in 21 categories.
Satya (सत्य): defined in 20 categories.
Priyabhashin (priyabhasin, priyabhāṣin, प्रियभाषिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Vinita (vinīta, विनीत): defined in 10 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, Vastushastra (architecture), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), 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 vaśe prāṇigaṇaḥ”
- 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]
- vaśe -
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vaśa (noun, masculine)[locative single]vaśa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vaśā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vaśi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]vaśi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- prāṇi -
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prāṇin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]prāṇin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]pra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]prāṇ (noun, masculine)[locative single]prāṇ (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [locative single]√prā (verb class 2)[imperative active first single]
- gaṇaḥ -
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gaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “satyapriyabhāṣiṇo vinītasya”
- satya -
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satya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]satya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- priyabhāṣiṇo* -
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priyabhāṣin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]priyabhāṣin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- vinītasya -
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vinīta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]vinīta (noun, neuter)[genitive 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 9249 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.