Sanskrit quote nr. 9288 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
काकः श्वानोऽकुलीनश्च बिडालः सर्प एव च ।
अकुलीना च या नारी तुल्यास्ते परिकीर्तिताः ॥kākaḥ śvāno'kulīnaśca biḍālaḥ sarpa eva ca |
akulīnā ca yā nārī tulyāste parikīrtitāḥ ||
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.
Shvana (svana, śvāna, श्वान): defined in 13 categories.
Shvan (svan, śvan, श्वन्): defined in 5 categories.
Akulina (akulīna, अकुलीन, akulīnā, अकुलीना): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Bidala (biḍāla, बिडाल): defined in 9 categories.
Sarpa (सर्प): defined in 18 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Nari (nāri, नारि, nārī, नारी): defined in 15 categories.
Tulya (तुल्य, tulyā, तुल्या): defined in 14 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Parikirtita (parikīrtita, परिकीर्तित, parikīrtitā, परिकीर्तिता): defined in 2 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, Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
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 śvāno'kulīnaśca biḍālaḥ sarpa eva ca”
- kākaḥ -
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kāka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śvāno' -
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śvāna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]śvan (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- akulīnaś -
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akulīna (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]
- biḍālaḥ -
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biḍāla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sarpa* -
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sarpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “akulīnā ca yā nārī tulyāste parikīrtitāḥ”
- akulīnā -
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akulīnā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yā* -
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yā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- nārī -
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nārī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]nāri (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tulyās -
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tulya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tulyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √tul class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √tul class 10 verb]√tul -> tulyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √tul class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √tul class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √tul class 10 verb]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- parikīrtitāḥ -
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parikīrtita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]parikīrtitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 9288 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.