Sanskrit quote nr. 9315 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
काका मूर्ध्नि सुखं वसन्ति शतशः शाखासु शाखामृगा ।
घूकाः कोटरगह्वरेषु मशलैर्दंशैश्च सान्द्रं दलम् ॥kākā mūrdhni sukhaṃ vasanti śataśaḥ śākhāsu śākhāmṛgā |
ghūkāḥ koṭaragahvareṣu maśalairdaṃśaiśca sāndraṃ dalam ||
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.
Sukham (सुखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Vasanti (vasantī, वसन्ती): defined in 8 categories.
Shatashah (satasah, śataśaḥ, शतशः): defined in 1 categories.
Shakha (sakha, śākhā, शाखा): defined in 20 categories.
Ric (rc, ṛc, ऋच्): defined in 2 categories.
Ghuka (ghūka, घूक): defined in 3 categories.
Kotara (koṭara, कोटर): defined in 9 categories.
Gahvara (गह्वर): defined in 8 categories.
Masha (masa, maśa, मश): defined in 21 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Damsha (damsa, daṃśa, दंश): defined in 11 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Sandra (sāndra, सान्द्र): defined in 9 categories.
Dala (दल): defined in 15 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, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil
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: “kākā mūrdhni sukhaṃ vasanti śataśaḥ śākhāsu śākhāmṛgā”
- kākā* -
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kāka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kākā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mūrdhni -
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mūrdhan (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vasanti -
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√vas -> vasat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vas class 1 verb]√vas -> vasantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vas class 1 verb]√vas (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- śataśaḥ -
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śataśaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śākhāsu -
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śākhā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- śākhām -
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śākhā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ṛg -
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ṛc (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Line 2: “ghūkāḥ koṭaragahvareṣu maśalairdaṃśaiśca sāndraṃ dalam”
- ghūkāḥ -
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ghūka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- koṭara -
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koṭara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]koṭara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gahvareṣu -
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gahvara (noun, masculine)[locative plural]gahvara (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- maśa -
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maśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√maś (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- lair -
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la (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- daṃśaiś -
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daṃśa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]daṃśa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sāndram -
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sāndra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāndra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sāndrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dalam -
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dala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 9315 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.