Sanskrit quote nr. 9318 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
काकिन्याः पत्रमूलं सहचरसहितं केतकीनां च कन्दं ।
छायाशुष्कं च भृङ्गं त्रिफलरसयुतं तैलमध्ये निधाय ॥kākinyāḥ patramūlaṃ sahacarasahitaṃ ketakīnāṃ ca kandaṃ |
chāyāśuṣkaṃ ca bhṛṅgaṃ triphalarasayutaṃ tailamadhye nidhāya ||
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.
Kakini (kākinī, काकिनी): defined in 9 categories.
Pat (पत्): defined in 3 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Amula (amūla, अमूल): defined in 5 categories.
Sahacara (सहचर): defined in 5 categories.
Sahitam (सहितम्): defined in 3 categories.
Sahita (सहित): defined in 8 categories.
Ketaki (केतकि, ketakī, केतकी): defined in 11 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Kanda (कन्द): defined in 14 categories.
Cha (छ): defined in 10 categories.
Chaya (chāya, छाय, chāyā, छाया): defined in 21 categories.
Ashushka (asuska, aśuṣka, अशुष्क): defined in 1 categories.
Bhringa (bhrnga, bhṛṅga, भृङ्ग): defined in 12 categories.
Triphala (त्रिफल): defined in 8 categories.
Rasa (रस): defined in 29 categories.
Yut (युत्): defined in 4 categories.
Yuta (युत): defined in 11 categories.
Taila (तैल): defined in 14 categories.
Nidhaya (nidhāya, निधाय): defined in 4 categories.
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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: “kākinyāḥ patramūlaṃ sahacarasahitaṃ ketakīnāṃ ca kandaṃ”
- kākinyāḥ -
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kākinī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- pat -
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pat (noun, masculine)[compound]pad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ra -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- amūlam -
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amūla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]amūlā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√mūl (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- sahacara -
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sahacara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sahacara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sahitam -
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sahitam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sahita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sahita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sahitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sah -> sahita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sah class 10 verb]√sah -> sahita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √sah class 10 verb]
- ketakīnām -
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ketaki (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]ketakī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kandam -
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kanda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kanda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “chāyāśuṣkaṃ ca bhṛṅgaṃ triphalarasayutaṃ tailamadhye nidhāya”
- chāyā -
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chāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]chāya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cha (noun, masculine)[dative single]cha (noun, neuter)[dative single]chāyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aśuṣkam -
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aśuṣka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aśuṣka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aśuṣkā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhṛṅgam -
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bhṛṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhṛṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhṛṅgā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- triphala -
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triphala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]triphala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rasa -
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rasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√ras (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- yutam -
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yuta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yuta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]yut (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]√yu -> yuta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 9 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]√yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √yu class 3 verb]√yu -> yuta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √yu class 3 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 3 verb]√yu (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- tailam -
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taila (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]taila (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- adhye -
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- nidhāya -
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nidhāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 9318 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.