Sanskrit quote nr. 9332 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
का खलेन सह स्पर्धा सज्जनस्याभिमानिनः ।
भाषणं भीषणं साधु दूषणं यस्य भूषणम् ॥kā khalena saha spardhā sajjanasyābhimāninaḥ |
bhāṣaṇaṃ bhīṣaṇaṃ sādhu dūṣaṇaṃ yasya bhūṣaṇam ||
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.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Khala (खल): defined in 13 categories.
Saha (सह): defined in 12 categories.
Spardha (spardhā, स्पर्धा): defined in 4 categories.
Sajjana (सज्जन): defined in 7 categories.
Abhimanin (abhimānin, अभिमानिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhashana (bhasana, bhāṣaṇa, भाषण): defined in 8 categories.
Bhishana (bhisana, bhīṣaṇa, भीषण): defined in 15 categories.
Sadhu (sādhu, साधु): defined in 14 categories.
Dushana (dusana, dūṣaṇa, दूषण): defined in 10 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhushana (bhusana, bhūṣaṇa, भूषण): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Prakrit, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Nepali, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “kā khalena saha spardhā sajjanasyābhimāninaḥ”
- kā -
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kā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- khalena -
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khala (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- saha -
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saha (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]saha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- spardhā -
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spardhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sajjanasyā -
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sajjana (noun, masculine)[genitive single]sajjana (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- abhimāninaḥ -
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abhimānin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]abhimānin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “bhāṣaṇaṃ bhīṣaṇaṃ sādhu dūṣaṇaṃ yasya bhūṣaṇam”
- bhāṣaṇam -
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bhāṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhīṣaṇam -
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bhīṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhīṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhīṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sādhu -
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sādhu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sādhu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]sādhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sādhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dūṣaṇam -
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dūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dūṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- bhūṣaṇam -
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bhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 9332 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.