Sanskrit quote nr. 9275 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कांश्चिच्चाटुवचःशतैर्निजसुताप्रेमातिरेकै ः परान् ।
अन्यान् वक्ररवाक्रमैर्धनवतः प्रापय्य गेहं निजम् ॥kāṃściccāṭuvacaḥśatairnijasutāpremātirekai ḥ parān |
anyān vakraravākramairdhanavataḥ prāpayya gehaṃ nijam ||
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.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Catu (cāṭu, चाटु): defined in 8 categories.
Vaca (वच): defined in 16 categories.
Vacas (वचस्): defined in 2 categories.
Shata (sata, śata, शत): defined in 18 categories.
Nija (निज): defined in 10 categories.
Suta (सुत, sutā, सुता): defined in 18 categories.
Apreman (अप्रेमन्): defined in 1 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Vakra (वक्र): defined in 9 categories.
Rava (रव, ravā, रवा): defined in 13 categories.
Akrama (अक्रम): defined in 8 categories.
Dhanavat (धनवत्): defined in 3 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Geha (गेह): 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, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nepali, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
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: “kāṃściccāṭuvacaḥśatairnijasutāpremātirekai ḥ parān”
- kāṃś -
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ka (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- cic -
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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]
- cāṭu -
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cāṭu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāṭu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāṭu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vacaḥ -
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vacas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vacas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vaca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śatair -
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śata (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- nija -
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nija (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nija (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sutā -
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suta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]suta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sut (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sut (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sutā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√su -> suta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √su class 5 verb]√su -> suta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √su class 5 verb]√su -> sutā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √su class 5 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sutā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> sutā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb]√su (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- apremā -
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apreman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]apreman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√pre (verb class 2)[imperfect active first plural]
- atirekai -
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- Cannot analyse ḥ*pa
- parān -
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para (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “anyān vakraravākramairdhanavataḥ prāpayya gehaṃ nijam”
- anyān -
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- vakra -
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vakra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vakra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ravā -
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rava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ravā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√ru (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- akramair -
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akrama (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]akrama (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- dhanavataḥ -
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dhanavat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]dhanavat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- prā -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āpayya -
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√āp -> āpayya (absolutive)[absolutive from √āp]
- geham -
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geha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- nijam -
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nija (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nija (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nijā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 9275 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.