Sanskrit quote nr. 1869 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्वर्थवेदी शूरश्च क्षमावान्न च कर्कशः ।
कल्याणमेधास्तेजस्वी स भद्रः परिकीर्तितः ॥anvarthavedī śūraśca kṣamāvānna ca karkaśaḥ |
kalyāṇamedhāstejasvī sa bhadraḥ parikīrtitaḥ ||
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.
Anvartha (अन्वर्थ): defined in 4 categories.
Vedi (वेदि, vedī, वेदी): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Kshamavat (ksamavat, kṣamāvat, क्षमावत्): defined in 2 categories.
Karkasha (karkasa, karkaśa, कर्कश): defined in 11 categories.
Kalyana (kalyāṇa, कल्याण): defined in 18 categories.
Edha (एध, edhā, एधा): defined in 3 categories.
Tejasvin (तेजस्विन्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhadra (भद्र): defined in 24 categories.
Parikirtita (parikīrtita, परिकीर्तित): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “anvarthavedī śūraśca kṣamāvānna ca karkaśaḥ”
- anvartha -
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anvartha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anvartha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vedī -
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vedī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]vedi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vedi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vedin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śūraś -
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śūra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣamāvānn -
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kṣamāvat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- karkaśaḥ -
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karkaśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kalyāṇamedhāstejasvī sa bhadraḥ parikīrtitaḥ”
- kalyāṇam -
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kalyāṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kalyāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- edhās -
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edha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]edhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tejasvī -
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tejasvin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhadraḥ -
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bhadra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- parikīrtitaḥ -
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parikīrtita (noun, masculine)[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 1869 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.