Sanskrit quote nr. 9326 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
काके शौचं द्यूतकारेषु सत्यं ।
सर्पे क्षान्तिः स्त्रीषु कामोपशान्तिः ॥kāke śaucaṃ dyūtakāreṣu satyaṃ |
sarpe kṣāntiḥ strīṣu kāmopaśāntiḥ ||
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.
Kaki (kāki, काकि): defined in 11 categories.
Shauca (sauca, śauca, शौच): defined in 12 categories.
Dyutakara (dyūtakāra, द्यूतकार): defined in 4 categories.
Satyam (सत्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Satya (सत्य): defined in 20 categories.
Sarpa (सर्प): defined in 18 categories.
Kshanti (ksanti, kṣānti, क्षान्ति): defined in 11 categories.
Strishu (strisu, strīṣū, स्त्रीषू): defined in 1 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Kama (kāma, काम, kāmā, कामा): defined in 24 categories.
Upashanti (upasanti, upaśānti, उपशान्ति): defined in 3 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), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali, Tamil, Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hinduism, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), 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: “kāke śaucaṃ dyūtakāreṣu satyaṃ”
- kāke -
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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]
- śaucam -
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śauca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śauca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dyūtakāreṣu -
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dyūtakāra (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- satyam -
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satyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]satya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “sarpe kṣāntiḥ strīṣu kāmopaśāntiḥ”
- sarpe -
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sarpa (noun, masculine)[locative single]sarpa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarpi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- kṣāntiḥ -
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kṣānti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- strīṣu -
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strīṣū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]strī (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- kāmo -
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kāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upaśāntiḥ -
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upaśānti (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 9326 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.