Sanskrit quote nr. 9325 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

काके कार्ष्ण्यमलौकिकं धवलिमा हंसे निसर्गस्थितो ।
गांभीर्ये महदन्तरं वचसि यो भेदः स किं कथ्यते ॥

kāke kārṣṇyamalaukikaṃ dhavalimā haṃse nisargasthito |
gāṃbhīrye mahadantaraṃ vacasi yo bhedaḥ sa kiṃ kathyate ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.
Kaki (kāki, काकि): defined in 11 categories.
Karshnya (karsnya, kārṣṇya, कार्ष्ण्य): defined in 2 categories.
Alaukika (अलौकिक): defined in 7 categories.
Dhavaliman (धवलिमन्): defined in 1 categories.
Hamsa (haṃsa, हंस): defined in 26 categories.
Gambhirya (gāmbhīrya, गाम्भीर्य, gāmbhīryā, गाम्भीर्या): defined in 6 categories.
Mahat (महत्): defined in 6 categories.
Antaram (अन्तरम्): defined in 2 categories.
Antara (अन्तर): defined in 17 categories.
Vacas (वचस्): defined in 2 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Bheda (भेद): defined in 19 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 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), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy)

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: “kāke kārṣṇyamalaukikaṃ dhavalimā haṃse nisargasthito
  • kāke -
  • kāka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kākā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kāki (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • kārṣṇyam -
  • kārṣṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kārṣṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • alaukikam -
  • alaukika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    alaukika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dhavalimā -
  • dhavaliman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • haṃse -
  • haṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Cannot analyse nisargasthito
  • Line 2: “gāṃbhīrye mahadantaraṃ vacasi yo bhedaḥ sa kiṃ kathyate
  • gāmbhīrye -
  • gāmbhīrya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gāmbhīrya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    gāmbhīryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mahad -
  • mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • antaram -
  • antaram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    antara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    antara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vacasi -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhedaḥ -
  • bheda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kathyate -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 9325 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.

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