Sanskrit quote nr. 9282 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
काकः काञ्चनपञ्जरे विनिहितः पद्माकरे कौशिकः ।
श्राद्धे श्वा विनियोजितो हुतवहे हव्यः पलाण्डुः कृतः ॥kākaḥ kāñcanapañjare vinihitaḥ padmākare kauśikaḥ |
śrāddhe śvā viniyojito hutavahe havyaḥ palāṇḍuḥ kṛtaḥ ||
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.
Kaka (kāka, काक): defined in 18 categories.
Kancana (kāñcana, काञ्चन): defined in 19 categories.
Panjara (pañjara, पञ्जर): defined in 13 categories.
Vinihita (विनिहित): defined in 4 categories.
Padmakara (padmākara, पद्माकर): defined in 5 categories.
Kaushika (kausika, kauśika, कौशिक): defined in 12 categories.
Shraddha (sraddha, śrāddha, श्राद्ध): defined in 20 categories.
Shvan (svan, śvan, श्वन्): defined in 5 categories.
Viniyojita (विनियोजित): defined in 1 categories.
Hutavaha (हुतवह): defined in 2 categories.
Havya (हव्य): defined in 6 categories.
Palandu (palāṇḍu, पलाण्डु): defined in 8 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
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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: “kākaḥ kāñcanapañjare vinihitaḥ padmākare kauśikaḥ”
- kākaḥ -
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kāka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāñcana -
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kāñcana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāñcana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pañjare -
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pañjara (noun, masculine)[locative single]pañjara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- vinihitaḥ -
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vinihita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- padmākare -
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padmākara (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- kauśikaḥ -
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kauśika (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “śrāddhe śvā viniyojito hutavahe havyaḥ palāṇḍuḥ kṛtaḥ”
- śrāddhe -
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śrāddha (noun, masculine)[locative single]śrāddha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- śvā -
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śvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- viniyojito* -
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viniyojita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hutavahe -
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hutavaha (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- havyaḥ -
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havya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√hu -> havya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √hu class 3 verb]√hū -> havya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √hū class 1 verb]
- palāṇḍuḥ -
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palāṇḍu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṛtaḥ -
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kṛt (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]kṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
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 9282 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.