Sanskrit quote nr. 4482 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आजन्मब्रह्मचारी सकलरिपुकुलानल्पकालाग्निकल्पः ।
कल्पान्तः कल्पकर्ता कपिशतनुरुचिः कामगः कामदाता ॥ājanmabrahmacārī sakalaripukulānalpakālāgnikalpaḥ |
kalpāntaḥ kalpakartā kapiśatanuruciḥ kāmagaḥ kāmadātā ||
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.
Ajanma (ājanma, आजन्म): defined in 7 categories.
Brahmacarin (brahmacārin, ब्रह्मचारिन्): defined in 8 categories.
Ripu (रिपु): defined in 13 categories.
Kula (कुल): defined in 22 categories.
Alpaka (अल्पक): defined in 3 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Agnikalpa (अग्निकल्प): defined in 2 categories.
Kalpanta (kalpānta, कल्पान्त): defined in 7 categories.
Kalpaka (कल्पक, kalpakā, कल्पका): defined in 5 categories.
Rita (rta, ṛtā, ऋता): defined in 10 categories.
Kapisha (kapisa, kapiśa, कपिश): defined in 8 categories.
Tanu (तनु, tanū, तनू): defined in 16 categories.
Ruci (रुचि): defined in 12 categories.
Kamaga (kāmaga, कामग): defined in 2 categories.
Kamada (kāmada, कामद): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism
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: “ājanmabrahmacārī sakalaripukulānalpakālāgnikalpaḥ”
- ājanma -
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ājanma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- brahmacārī -
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brahmacārin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sakala -
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sakala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sakala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ripu -
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ripu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ripu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ripu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- kulān -
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kula (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- alpakā -
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alpaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]alpaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- alā -
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ala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√al (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- agnikalpaḥ -
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agnikalpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kalpāntaḥ kalpakartā kapiśatanuruciḥ kāmagaḥ kāmadātā”
- kalpāntaḥ -
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kalpānta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kalpakar -
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kalpaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kalpaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kalpakā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ṛtā -
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ṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kapiśa -
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kapiśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kapiśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tanu -
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tanu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]tanu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tanū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√tan (verb class 8)[imperative active second single]
- ruciḥ -
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ruci (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ruci (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāmagaḥ -
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kāmaga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāmadāt -
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kāmada (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]kāmada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
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 4482 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.