Sanskrit quote nr. 9253 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कस्यांचिद् वाचि कैश्चिन्ननु यदि विहितं दूषणं दुर्दुरूढैश् ।
छिन्नं किं नस्तदा स्यात् प्रथितगुणवतां काव्यकोटीश्वराणाम् ॥kasyāṃcid vāci kaiścinnanu yadi vihitaṃ dūṣaṇaṃ durdurūḍhaiś |
chinnaṃ kiṃ nastadā syāt prathitaguṇavatāṃ kāvyakoṭīśvarāṇām ||
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 (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Vac (vāc, वाच्): defined in 12 categories.
Vaci (vācī, वाची): defined in 5 categories.
Vacin (vācin, वाचिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vihita (विहित): defined in 9 categories.
Dushana (dusana, dūṣaṇa, दूषण): defined in 10 categories.
Chinna (छिन्न): defined in 15 categories.
Da (dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Prathita (प्रथित): defined in 6 categories.
Gunavat (guṇavat, गुणवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Kavya (kāvya, काव्य): defined in 8 categories.
Kotishvara (kotisvara, koṭīśvara, कोटीश्वर): defined in 4 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, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Prakrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kavya (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: “kasyāṃcid vāci kaiścinnanu yadi vihitaṃ dūṣaṇaṃ durdurūḍhaiś”
- kasyāñ -
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kā (pronoun, feminine)[locative 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]
- vāci -
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vācī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vācin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vācin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vāc (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- kaiś -
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ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- cinna -
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cinna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nu -
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nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vihitam -
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vihita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vihita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vihitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dūṣaṇam -
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dūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dūṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse durdurūḍhaiś
- Line 2: “chinnaṃ kiṃ nastadā syāt prathitaguṇavatāṃ kāvyakoṭīśvarāṇām”
- chinnam -
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chinna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]chinna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]chinnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- nasta -
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nasta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nasta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nas -> nasta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √nas class 1 verb]√nas -> nasta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √nas class 1 verb]
- dā -
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dā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- syāt -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- prathita -
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prathita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prathita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√prath -> prathita (participle, masculine)[compound from √prath]√prath -> prathita (participle, neuter)[compound from √prath]√prath -> prathita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √prath class 1 verb], [vocative single from √prath class 10 verb], [vocative single from √prath]√prath -> prathita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √prath class 1 verb], [vocative single from √prath class 10 verb], [vocative single from √prath]
- guṇavatām -
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guṇavat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]guṇavat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]guṇavatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kāvya -
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kāvya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāvya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kav -> kāvya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kav class 1 verb]√kav -> kāvya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kav class 1 verb]
- koṭīśvarāṇām -
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koṭīśvara (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
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 9253 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.