Sanskrit quote nr. 9287 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
काकः पद्मवने धृतिं न लभते हंसश्च कूपोदके ।
क्रोष्टा सिंहगुहान्तरे सुविपुले नीचस्तु भद्रासने ॥kākaḥ padmavane dhṛtiṃ na labhate haṃsaśca kūpodake |
kroṣṭā siṃhaguhāntare suvipule nīcastu bhadrāsane ||
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.
Padma (पद्म): defined in 26 categories.
Vana (वन, vanā, वना): defined in 20 categories.
Vani (वनि): defined in 15 categories.
Dhriti (dhrti, dhṛti, धृति): defined in 16 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Hamsa (haṃsa, हंस): defined in 26 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Kupodaka (kūpodaka, कूपोदक): defined in 2 categories.
Kroshtri (krostr, kroṣṭṛ, क्रोष्टृ): defined in 6 categories.
Kroshtu (krostu, kroṣṭu, क्रोष्टु): defined in 3 categories.
Simha (siṃha, सिंह): defined in 21 categories.
Guha (गुह): defined in 19 categories.
Tara (तर, tarā, तरा): defined in 26 categories.
Tari (तरि): defined in 9 categories.
Suvipula (सुविपुल, suvipulā, सुविपुला): defined in 1 categories.
Nica (nīca, नीच): defined in 13 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Bhadrasana (bhadrāsana, भद्रासन): defined in 9 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), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nepali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Gitashastra (science of music), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)
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 padmavane dhṛtiṃ na labhate haṃsaśca kūpodake”
- kākaḥ -
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kāka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- padma -
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padma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]padma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vane -
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vana (noun, masculine)[locative single]vana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vani (noun, feminine)[vocative single]vani (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- dhṛtim -
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dhṛti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]dhṛti (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- labhate -
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√labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- haṃsaś -
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haṃsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kūpodake -
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kūpodaka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- Line 2: “kroṣṭā siṃhaguhāntare suvipule nīcastu bhadrāsane”
- kroṣṭā -
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kroṣṭṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kroṣṭu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kruś (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- siṃha -
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siṃha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- guhān -
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guha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tare -
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tara (noun, masculine)[locative single]tara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tarā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tari (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- suvipule -
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suvipula (noun, masculine)[locative single]suvipula (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]suvipulā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- nīcas -
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nīca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- bhadrāsane -
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bhadrāsana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative 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 9287 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.