Sanskrit quote nr. 5305 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आलापं कलकण्ठिका न कुरुते कीरा न धीरध्वनिं ।
व्याहारं कलयन्ति कोमलगिरः कूजन्ति नो बर्हिणः ॥ālāpaṃ kalakaṇṭhikā na kurute kīrā na dhīradhvaniṃ |
vyāhāraṃ kalayanti komalagiraḥ kūjanti no barhiṇaḥ ||
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.
Alapa (ālāpa, आलाप): defined in 12 categories.
Kalakanthika (kalakaṇṭhikā, कलकण्ठिका): defined in 1 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Kuruta (kurutā, कुरुता): defined in 4 categories.
Kira (kīra, कीर): defined in 10 categories.
Dhiradhvani (dhīradhvani, धीरध्वनि): defined in 1 categories.
Vyahara (vyāhāra, व्याहार): defined in 3 categories.
Kalayat (कलयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Komala (कोमल): defined in 13 categories.
Gir (गिर्): defined in 5 categories.
Gira (गिर): defined in 10 categories.
Kujat (kūjat, कूजत्): defined in 2 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Barhin (बर्हिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Nepali, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “ālāpaṃ kalakaṇṭhikā na kurute kīrā na dhīradhvaniṃ”
- ālāpam -
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ālāpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ālāpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kalakaṇṭhikā* -
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kalakaṇṭhikā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kurute -
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kurutā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present middle third single]
- kīrā* -
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kīra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhīradhvanim -
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dhīradhvani (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “vyāhāraṃ kalayanti komalagiraḥ kūjanti no barhiṇaḥ”
- vyāhāram -
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vyāhāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- kalayanti -
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√kal -> kalayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kal class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kal class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kal class 10 verb]√kal -> kalayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √kal class 10 verb]√kal (verb class 10)[present active third plural]
- komala -
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komala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]komala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- giraḥ -
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gir (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gir (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gir (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]gira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kūjanti -
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√kūj -> kūjat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kūj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kūj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kūj class 1 verb]√kūj -> kūjantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √kūj class 1 verb]√kūj (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- no* -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- barhiṇaḥ -
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barhiṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]barhin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]barhin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive 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 5305 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.