Sanskrit quote nr. 9311 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
काकानां प्रीतियोगं चिरसहवसतिं कोकिलापेक्षसे चेत् ।
तर्हि त्वं तद्वदेव श्रवणपुटपटून् कुत्सितान् कूज शब्दान् ॥kākānāṃ prītiyogaṃ cirasahavasatiṃ kokilāpekṣase cet |
tarhi tvaṃ tadvadeva śravaṇapuṭapaṭūn kutsitān kūja śabdān ||
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.
Yoga (योग): defined in 26 categories.
Cira (चिर): defined in 16 categories.
Sahavasati (सहवसति): defined in 1 categories.
Kokila (कोकिल, kokilā, कोकिला): defined in 14 categories.
Apa (अप): defined in 13 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Tarhi (तर्हि): defined in 2 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Tadvat (तद्वत्): defined in 2 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Shravana (sravana, śravaṇa, श्रवण): defined in 20 categories.
Puta (puṭa, पुट): defined in 17 categories.
Patu (paṭu, पटु): defined in 14 categories.
Kutsita (कुत्सित): defined in 8 categories.
Kuja (kūja, कूज): defined in 14 categories.
Shabda (sabda, śabda, शब्द): defined in 24 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), Buddhism, Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavya (poetry), Tamil, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nepali, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), 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: “kākānāṃ prītiyogaṃ cirasahavasatiṃ kokilāpekṣase cet”
- kākānām -
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kāka (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]kāka (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]kākā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- prīti -
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prīti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- yogam -
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yoga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yogā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cira -
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cira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cira (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sahavasatim -
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sahavasati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kokilā -
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kokila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kokilā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ape -
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apa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ap (noun, neuter)[instrumental single], [dative single]apa (Preverb)[Preverb]apā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- īkṣase -
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√īkṣ (verb class 1)[present middle second single]
- Cannot analyse cet
- Line 2: “tarhi tvaṃ tadvadeva śravaṇapuṭapaṭūn kutsitān kūja śabdān”
- tarhi -
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tarhi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tarhi (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tarhi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- tadvad -
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tadvat (noun, masculine)[compound]tadvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śravaṇa -
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śravaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śravaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- puṭa -
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puṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]puṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√puṭ (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- paṭūn -
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paṭu (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- kutsitān -
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kutsita (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√kuts -> kutsita (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √kuts class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kuts class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √kuts class 10 verb]
- kūja -
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kūja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kūj (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- śabdān -
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śabda (noun, masculine)[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 9311 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.