Sanskrit quote nr. 9308 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
काकाः किं किं न कुर्वन्ति क्रोङ्कारं यत्र तत्र वा ।
शुक एव परं वक्ति नृपहस्तोपलालितः ॥kākāḥ kiṃ kiṃ na kurvanti kroṅkāraṃ yatra tatra vā |
śuka eva paraṃ vakti nṛpahastopalālitaḥ ||
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, kākā, काका): defined in 18 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Kurvat (कुर्वत्): defined in 4 categories.
Yatra (यत्र): defined in 12 categories.
Tatra (तत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Shuka (suka, śuka, शुक): defined in 18 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Param (परम्): defined in 7 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Nripa (nrpa, nṛpa, नृप): defined in 13 categories.
Hasta (हस्त, hastā, हस्ता): defined in 19 categories.
Upalalita (upalālita, उपलालित): defined in 3 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), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “kākāḥ kiṃ kiṃ na kurvanti kroṅkāraṃ yatra tatra vā”
- kākāḥ -
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kāka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kākā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kurvanti -
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kurvat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third plural]
- Cannot analyse kroṅkāram*ya
- yatra -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “śuka eva paraṃ vakti nṛpahastopalālitaḥ”
- śuka* -
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śuka (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]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vakti -
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vakti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√vac (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- nṛpa -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- hasto -
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hasta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hasta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]hastā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upalālitaḥ -
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upalālita (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 9308 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.