Sanskrit quote nr. 9301 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
काकमाची तथा कुष्ठं गोतक्रेण च पाचयेत् ।
नाशयेन् मण्डलिक्ष्वेडम् अगदोऽयं सुनिश्चितम् ॥kākamācī tathā kuṣṭhaṃ gotakreṇa ca pācayet |
nāśayen maṇḍalikṣveḍam agado'yaṃ suniścitam ||
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.
Kakamaci (kākamācī, काकमाची): defined in 4 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Kushtha (kustha, kuṣṭha, कुष्ठ): defined in 11 categories.
Gu (गु): defined in 6 categories.
Takra (तक्र): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Mandali (maṇḍalī, मण्डली): defined in 9 categories.
Kshveda (ksveda, kṣveḍa, क्ष्वेड): defined in 5 categories.
Agada (अगद): defined in 11 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Sunishcita (suniscita, suniścita, सुनिश्चित): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Nepali, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Tamil, Prakrit, Jainism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “kākamācī tathā kuṣṭhaṃ gotakreṇa ca pācayet”
- kākamācī -
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kākamācī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kuṣṭham -
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kuṣṭha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kuṣṭha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kuṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- go -
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go (noun, masculine)[compound]gu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- takreṇa -
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takra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pācayet -
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√pac (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “nāśayen maṇḍalikṣveḍam agado'yaṃ suniścitam”
- nāśayen -
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√naś (verb class 0)[optative active third single]√naś (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- maṇḍali -
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maṇḍalī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]maṇḍalin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]maṇḍalin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kṣveḍam -
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kṣveḍa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣveḍa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣveḍā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- agado' -
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agada (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√gad (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- suniścitam -
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suniścita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]suniścita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]suniścitā (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 9301 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.