Sanskrit quote nr. 9256 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कस्यादेशात् क्षपयति तमः सप्तसप्तिः प्रजानां ।
छायाहेतोः पथि विटपिनामञ्जलिः केन बद्धः ॥kasyādeśāt kṣapayati tamaḥ saptasaptiḥ prajānāṃ |
chāyāhetoḥ pathi viṭapināmañjaliḥ kena baddhaḥ ||
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.
Kshapayat (ksapayat, kṣapayat, क्षपयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Tama (तम): defined in 13 categories.
Tamas (तमस्): defined in 16 categories.
Saptasapti (सप्तसप्ति): defined in 3 categories.
Praja (प्रज, prajā, प्रजा): defined in 7 categories.
Prajana (prajānā, प्रजाना): defined in 3 categories.
Cha (छ): defined in 10 categories.
Chaya (chāya, छाय, chāyā, छाया): defined in 21 categories.
Ahetu (अहेतु): defined in 7 categories.
Pathin (पथिन्): defined in 12 categories.
Vitapin (viṭapin, विटपिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Anjali (añjali, अञ्जलि): defined in 13 categories.
Kena (केन): defined in 5 categories.
Baddha (बद्ध): defined in 15 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, Ayurveda (science of life), Nepali, Hinduism, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhist philosophy, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), 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: “kasyādeśāt kṣapayati tamaḥ saptasaptiḥ prajānāṃ”
- kasyā -
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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]
- adeśāt -
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adeśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- kṣapayati -
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√kṣap -> kṣapayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṣap class 10 verb]√kṣap -> kṣapayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √kṣap class 10 verb]√kṣī -> kṣapayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṣī]√kṣī -> kṣapayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √kṣī]√kṣap (verb class 10)[present active third single]√kṣī (verb class 0)[present active third single]
- tamaḥ -
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tamas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- saptasaptiḥ -
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saptasapti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]saptasapti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prajānām -
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praja (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]praja (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]prajā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]prajānā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “chāyāhetoḥ pathi viṭapināmañjaliḥ kena baddhaḥ”
- chāyā -
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chāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]chāya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cha (noun, masculine)[dative single]cha (noun, neuter)[dative single]chāyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ahetoḥ -
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ahetu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- pathi -
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pathin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [locative single]
- viṭapinām -
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viṭapin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]viṭapin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- añjaliḥ -
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añjali (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kena -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- baddhaḥ -
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baddha (noun, masculine)[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 9256 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.