Sanskrit quote nr. 9307 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
काकस्य वृष्टिहेतोर् ।
नीडं दिक्षु प्रशस्यते तिसृषु ॥kākasya vṛṣṭihetor |
nīḍaṃ dikṣu praśasyate tisṛṣu ||
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.
Nida (nīḍa, नीड): defined in 8 categories.
Dish (dis, diś, दिश्): defined in 8 categories.
Prashasyata (prasasyata, praśasyatā, प्रशस्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Tisri (tisr, tisṛ, तिसृ): defined in 1 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), Yoga (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), 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 vṛṣṭihetor”
- kākasya -
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kāka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]kāka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- Cannot analyse vṛṣṭihetor
- Line 2: “nīḍaṃ dikṣu praśasyate tisṛṣu”
- nīḍam -
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nīḍa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nīḍa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dikṣu -
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diś (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- praśasyate -
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praśasyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tisṛṣu -
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tisṛ (noun, feminine)[locative plural]tisṛ (noun, masculine)[locative plural]tisṛ (noun, neuter)[locative 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 9307 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.