Sanskrit quote nr. 9284 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
काकः कोकिलमुन्नमय्य कुरुते चूते फलास्वादनं ।
भुङ्क्ते राजशुकं निवार्य कुररः क्रीडापरो दाडिमम् ॥kākaḥ kokilamunnamayya kurute cūte phalāsvādanaṃ |
bhuṅkte rājaśukaṃ nivārya kuraraḥ krīḍāparo dāḍimam ||
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.
Kokila (कोकिल): defined in 14 categories.
Unnamayya (उन्नमय्य): defined in 1 categories.
Kuruta (kurutā, कुरुता): defined in 4 categories.
Cuta (cūta, चूत): defined in 11 categories.
Cuti (cūti, चूति): defined in 6 categories.
Phala (phalā, फला): defined in 25 categories.
Rajashuka (rajasuka, rājaśuka, राजशुक): defined in 3 categories.
Nivarya (nivārya, निवार्य): defined in 4 categories.
Kurara (कुरर): defined in 9 categories.
Krida (krīḍa, क्रीड, krīḍā, क्रीडा): defined in 10 categories.
Apara (अपर): defined in 15 categories.
Dadima (dāḍima, दाडिम): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, 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: “kākaḥ kokilamunnamayya kurute cūte phalāsvādanaṃ”
- kākaḥ -
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kāka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kokilam -
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kokila (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kokilā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- unnamayya -
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unnamayya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kurute -
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kurutā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present middle third single]
- cūte -
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cūta (noun, masculine)[locative single]cūti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- phalāsvā -
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phalā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- ādan -
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√ad (verb class 2)[imperfect active third plural]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “bhuṅkte rājaśukaṃ nivārya kuraraḥ krīḍāparo dāḍimam”
- bhuṅkte -
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√bhuj (verb class 7)[present middle third single]
- rājaśukam -
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rājaśuka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- nivārya -
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nivārya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nivārya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kuraraḥ -
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kurara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- krīḍā -
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krīḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]krīḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]krīḍā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√krīḍ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aparo* -
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apara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dāḍimam -
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dāḍima (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dāḍima (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dāḍimā (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 9284 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.