Sanskrit quote nr. 9285 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
काकः पक्षबलेन भूपतिगृहे ग्रासं यदि प्राप्तवान् ।
किं वा तस्य महत्त्वमस्य लघुता पञ्चाननस्यागता ॥kākaḥ pakṣabalena bhūpatigṛhe grāsaṃ yadi prāptavān |
kiṃ vā tasya mahattvamasya laghutā pañcānanasyāgatā ||
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.
Pakshabala (paksabala, pakṣabala, पक्षबल): defined in 1 categories.
Grih (grh, gṛh, गृह्): defined in 1 categories.
Griha (grha, gṛhā, गृहा): defined in 15 categories.
Grasa (grāsa, ग्रास): defined in 11 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Praptavat (prāptavat, प्राप्तवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Mahattva (महत्त्व): defined in 5 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Laghuta (laghutā, लघुता): defined in 5 categories.
Pancanana (pañcānana, पञ्चानन): defined in 10 categories.
Agata (agatā, अगता): defined in 12 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), Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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 pakṣabalena bhūpatigṛhe grāsaṃ yadi prāptavān”
- kākaḥ -
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kāka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pakṣabalena -
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pakṣabala (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- bhūpati -
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bhūpati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- gṛhe -
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gṛh (noun, masculine)[dative single]gṛh (noun, neuter)[dative single]gṛhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- grāsam -
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grāsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]grāsa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]grāsā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- prāptavān -
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prāptavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kiṃ vā tasya mahattvamasya laghutā pañcānanasyāgatā”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- mahattvam -
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mahattva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- laghutā -
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laghutā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pañcānanasyā -
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pañcānana (noun, masculine)[genitive single]pañcānana (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- agatā -
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agatā (noun, feminine)[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 9285 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.