Sanskrit quote nr. 9322 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
काकुत्स्थेन शिरांसि यानि शतशश्छिन्नानि मायानिधेः ।
पौलस्त्यस्य विमानसीमनि तथा भ्रान्तानि नाकौकसाम् ॥kākutsthena śirāṃsi yāni śataśaśchinnāni māyānidheḥ |
paulastyasya vimānasīmani tathā bhrāntāni nākaukasām ||
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.
Kakutstha (kākutstha, काकुत्स्थ): defined in 5 categories.
Shiras (siras, śiras, शिरस्): defined in 15 categories.
Yani (yānī, यानी): defined in 4 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Shatashah (satasah, śataśaḥ, शतशः): defined in 1 categories.
Chinna (छिन्न): defined in 15 categories.
Maya (māya, माय): defined in 29 categories.
Dhi (धि): defined in 14 categories.
Paulastya (पौलस्त्य): defined in 3 categories.
Vimana (vimāna, विमान): defined in 18 categories.
Siman (sīman, सीमन्): defined in 3 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Bhranta (bhrānta, भ्रान्त): defined in 8 categories.
Nakaukas (nākaukas, नाकौकस्): defined in 1 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: “kākutsthena śirāṃsi yāni śataśaśchinnāni māyānidheḥ”
- kākutsthena -
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kākutstha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- śirāṃsi -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yāni -
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yānī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√yā (verb class 2)[imperative active first single]
- śataśaś -
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śataśaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- chinnāni -
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chinna (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- māyāni -
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māya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√mā (verb class 4)[imperative active first single]
- dheḥ -
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dhi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “paulastyasya vimānasīmani tathā bhrāntāni nākaukasām”
- paulastyasya -
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paulastya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]paulastya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- vimāna -
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vimāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vimāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sīmani -
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sīman (noun, feminine)[locative single]sīman (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bhrāntāni -
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bhrānta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nākaukasām -
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nākaukas (noun, masculine)[genitive 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 9322 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.