Sanskrit quote nr. 4130 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहो कालस्य सूक्ष्मोऽयं कोऽप्यलक्ष्यक्रमः क्रमः ।
यत्पाकपरिणामेन सर्वं यात्यन्यरूपताम् ॥aho kālasya sūkṣmo'yaṃ ko'pyalakṣyakramaḥ kramaḥ |
yatpākapariṇāmena sarvaṃ yātyanyarūpatām ||
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.
Ahu (अहु): defined in 4 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल): defined in 33 categories.
Sukshma (suksma, sūkṣma, सूक्ष्म): defined in 16 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Lakshyakrama (laksyakrama, lakṣyakrama, लक्ष्यक्रम): defined in 1 categories.
Krama (क्रम): defined in 14 categories.
Yat (यत्, yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Paka (pāka, पाक): defined in 18 categories.
Parinama (pariṇāma, परिणाम): defined in 16 categories.
Sarvam (सर्वम्): defined in 1 categories.
Yatya (yātya, यात्य): defined in 2 categories.
Anyarupa (anyarūpa, अन्यरूप): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Buddhism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), 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: “aho kālasya sūkṣmo'yaṃ ko'pyalakṣyakramaḥ kramaḥ”
- aho -
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ahu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- kālasya -
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kāla (noun, masculine)[genitive single]kāla (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- sūkṣmo' -
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sūkṣma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ko' -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- apya -
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apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- lakṣyakramaḥ -
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lakṣyakrama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kramaḥ -
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krama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “yatpākapariṇāmena sarvaṃ yātyanyarūpatām”
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- pāka -
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pāka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pāka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pariṇāmena -
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pariṇāma (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- yātya -
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yātya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√yat -> yātya (participle, masculine)[compound from √yat]√yat -> yātya (participle, neuter)[compound from √yat]√yat -> yātya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yat]yāt (noun, masculine)[locative single]yāt (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√yat -> yātya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yat]√yat -> yātya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yat]√yā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- anyarūpa -
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anyarūpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anyarūpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[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 4130 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.