Sanskrit quote nr. 3864 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
नाटकाख्यायिकानां च शक्यान् सर्वविधानपि ।
स्फुरणा जायते प्रायस् तत एव कलाकृताम् ॥nāṭakākhyāyikānāṃ ca śakyān sarvavidhānapi |
sphuraṇā jāyate prāyas tata eva kalākṛtām ||
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.
Nataka (nāṭaka, नाटक): defined in 10 categories.
Akhyayika (ākhyāyikā, आख्यायिका): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Shakya (sakya, śakya, शक्य): defined in 13 categories.
Vidha (विध): defined in 11 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Sphurana (sphuraṇa, स्फुरण, sphuraṇā, स्फुरणा): defined in 8 categories.
Jayat (jāyat, जायत्): defined in 1 categories.
Praya (prāya, प्राय): defined in 8 categories.
Prayas (prāyas, प्रायस्): defined in 4 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Kala (कल, kalā, कला): defined in 33 categories.
Akrita (akrta, akṛtā, अकृता): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Buddhism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)
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: “nāṭakākhyāyikānāṃ ca śakyān sarvavidhānapi”
- nāṭakā -
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nāṭaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nāṭaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ākhyāyikānām -
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ākhyāyikā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śakyān -
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śakya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √śak class 5 verb]
- sarva -
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sarva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sarva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- vidhān -
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vidha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Line 2: “sphuraṇā jāyate prāyas tata eva kalākṛtām”
- sphuraṇā* -
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sphuraṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sphuraṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- jāyate -
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√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai (verb class 1)[present middle third single]√jan (verb class 4)[present middle third single]
- prāyas -
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prāyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prāya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tata* -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kalā -
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kala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- akṛtām -
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akṛtā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[aorist active third dual]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperfect active third dual], [aorist active third dual]√kṛ (verb class 5)[aorist active third dual]√kṛ (verb class 8)[aorist active third dual]
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 3864 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.