Sanskrit quote nr. 9328 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

काकैरिमांश्चित्रबर्हान् मयूरान् ।
पराजैष्ठाः पाण्डवान् धार्तराष्ट्रैः ॥

kākairimāṃścitrabarhān mayūrān |
parājaiṣṭhāḥ pāṇḍavān dhārtarāṣṭraiḥ ||

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): defined in 18 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Citrabarha (चित्रबर्ह): defined in 2 categories.
Mayura (mayūra, मयूर): defined in 17 categories.
Para (पर, parā, परा): defined in 20 categories.
Aja (अज): defined in 22 categories.
Tha (ṭha, ठ): defined in 8 categories.
Pandava (pāṇḍava, पाण्डव): defined in 13 categories.
Dhartarashtra (dhartarastra, dhārtarāṣṭra, धार्तराष्ट्र): 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), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)

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: “kākairimāṃścitrabarhān mayūrān
  • kākair -
  • kāka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kāka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • imāṃś -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • citrabarhān -
  • citrabarha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
  • mayūrān -
  • mayūra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “parājaiṣṭhāḥ pāṇḍavān dhārtarāṣṭraiḥ
  • parā -
  • para (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    parā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ajaiṣ -
  • aja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    aja (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ṭhāḥ -
  • ṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • pāṇḍavān -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dhārtarāṣṭraiḥ -
  • dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

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 9328 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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