Sanskrit quote nr. 9266 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

कस्येदं भवनं ममैव भवती का सुभ्रु लाटाङ्गना ।
केर्य मुग्धतरा सखी मम पतिर्गेहेऽस्ति किं तेन वा ॥

kasyedaṃ bhavanaṃ mamaiva bhavatī kā subhru lāṭāṅganā |
kerya mugdhatarā sakhī mama patirgehe'sti kiṃ tena vā ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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, kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavana (भवन): defined in 26 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Subhru (सुभ्रु, subhrū, सुभ्रू): defined in 4 categories.
Lata (lāṭa, लाट): defined in 19 categories.
Angana (aṅganā, अङ्गना): defined in 14 categories.
Irya (इर्य): defined in 2 categories.
Mugdha (मुग्ध): defined in 6 categories.
Tara (tarā, तरा): defined in 26 categories.
Pati (पति): defined in 17 categories.
Geha (गेह): defined in 12 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tena (तेन): defined in 7 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 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, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Gitashastra (science of music)

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: “kasyedaṃ bhavanaṃ mamaiva bhavatī subhru lāṭāṅganā
  • kasye -
  • 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]
    kas (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhavanam -
  • bhavana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhavana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mamai -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • bhavatī -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhavant (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • subhru -
  • subhru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    subhru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    subhru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    subhrū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    subhrū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    subhrū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • lāṭā -
  • lāṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lāṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aṅganā -
  • aṅganā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kerya mugdhatarā sakhī mama patirgehe'sti kiṃ tena
  • ke -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • irya -
  • irya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    irya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ir -> irya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ir]
  • mugdha -
  • mugdha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mugdha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    muh -> mugdha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √muh class 4 verb]
    muh -> mugdha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √muh class 4 verb]
  • tarā -
  • tarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sakhī -
  • sakhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • patir -
  • pati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gehe' -
  • geha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 9266 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.

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