Sanskrit quote nr. 9250 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कस्य स्वर्गश्रियो वश्याः कस्य चैन्द्रं पदं भुवि ।
कं देवा बहु मन्यन्ते सङ्ग्रामे मरणादृते ॥kasya svargaśriyo vaśyāḥ kasya caindraṃ padaṃ bhuvi |
kaṃ devā bahu manyante saṅgrāme maraṇādṛte ||
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.
Svargashri (svargasri, svargaśrī, स्वर्गश्री): defined in 2 categories.
Vashya (vasya, vaśya, वश्य, vaśyā, वश्या): defined in 11 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Aindra (ऐन्द्र): defined in 9 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Bhu (bhū, भू): defined in 16 categories.
Deva (देव, devā, देवा): defined in 19 categories.
Bahu (बहु): defined in 22 categories.
Sangrama (saṅgrāma, सङ्ग्राम): defined in 9 categories.
Marana (maraṇa, मरण): defined in 23 categories.
Rite (rte, ṛte, ऋते): defined in 3 categories.
Rita (rta, ṛta, ऋत, ṛtā, ऋता): defined in 10 categories.
Riti (rti, ṛti, ऋति): defined in 12 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, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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 svargaśriyo vaśyāḥ kasya caindraṃ padaṃ bhuvi”
- 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]
- svargaśriyo* -
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svargaśrī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- vaśyāḥ -
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vaśi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]vaśī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]vaśya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vaśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vaś -> vaśya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vaś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vaś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vaś class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vaś class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vaś class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vaś class 3 verb]√vaś -> vaśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vaś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vaś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vaś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vaś class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vaś class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vaś class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vaś class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vaś class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √vaś class 3 verb]
- 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]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aindram -
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aindra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aindra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- padam -
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pada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhuvi -
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bhū (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhū (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “kaṃ devā bahu manyante saṅgrāme maraṇādṛte”
- kam -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- devā* -
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deva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]devā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bahu -
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bahu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bahu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]bahu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bahu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- manyante -
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√man (verb class 4)[present middle third plural], [present passive third plural]√man (verb class 8)[present passive third plural]
- saṅgrāme -
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saṅgrāma (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- maraṇād -
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maraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ṛte -
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ṛte (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ṛte (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ṛta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ṛti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛti (noun, masculine)[vocative 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 9250 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.