Sanskrit quote nr. 9306 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
काकस्य चञ्चुर्यदि हेमयुक्ता ।
माणिक्ययुक्तौ चरणौ च तस्य ॥kākasya cañcuryadi hemayuktā |
māṇikyayuktau caraṇau ca tasya ||
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.
Cancu (cañcu, चञ्चु): defined in 9 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Hema (हेम): defined in 18 categories.
Yukta (yuktā, युक्ता): defined in 14 categories.
Manikya (māṇikya, माणिक्य): defined in 11 categories.
Ayukta (अयुक्त): defined in 7 categories.
Ayukti (अयुक्ति): defined in 2 categories.
Carana (caraṇa, चरण): defined in 24 categories.
Carani (caraṇi, चरणि): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 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), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “kākasya cañcuryadi hemayuktā”
- kākasya -
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kāka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]kāka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- cañcur -
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cañcu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]cañcu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- hema -
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hema (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hema (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]heman (noun, masculine)[compound]heman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yuktā -
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yuktā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
- Line 2: “māṇikyayuktau caraṇau ca tasya”
- māṇikya -
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māṇikya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]māṇikya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ayuktau -
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ayukta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ayukti (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- caraṇau -
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caraṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]caraṇi (noun, masculine)[locative single]caraṇi (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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]
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 9306 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.