Sanskrit quote nr. 2666 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अयं विपाको वद कस्य यूनः ।
कल्याणि कल्याणपरंपराणाम् ॥ayaṃ vipāko vada kasya yūnaḥ |
kalyāṇi kalyāṇaparaṃparāṇām ||
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.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Vipaka (vipāka, विपाक): defined in 10 categories.
Vada (वद): defined in 17 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Yuvan (युवन्): defined in 6 categories.
Kalyani (kalyāṇī, कल्याणी): defined in 12 categories.
Kalyana (kalyāṇa, कल्याण): defined in 18 categories.
Parampara (परम्पर, paramparā, परम्परा): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Yoga (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: “ayaṃ vipāko vada kasya yūnaḥ”
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vipāko* -
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vipāka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vada -
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vada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kasya -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- yūnaḥ -
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yuvan (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “kalyāṇi kalyāṇaparaṃparāṇām”
- kalyāṇi -
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kalyāṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]kalyāṇin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kalyāṇin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kalyāṇa -
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kalyāṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kalyāṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paramparāṇām -
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parampara (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]parampara (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]paramparā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
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 2666 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.