Sanskrit quote nr. 5899 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इदं कृष्णं कृष्णं प्रियतम ननु श्वेतमथ किं ।
गमिष्यामो यामो भवतु गमनेनाथ भवतु ॥idaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ priyatama nanu śvetamatha kiṃ |
gamiṣyāmo yāmo bhavatu gamanenātha bhavatu ||
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.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Krishna (krsna, kṛṣṇa, कृष्ण): defined in 23 categories.
Priyatama (प्रियतम): defined in 7 categories.
Nanu (ननु): defined in 8 categories.
Shveta (sveta, śveta, श्वेत): defined in 21 categories.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Yama (yāma, याम): defined in 27 categories.
Gamana (गमन): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Marathi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Prakrit, Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nyaya (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: “idaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ priyatama nanu śvetamatha kiṃ”
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kṛṣṇam -
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kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kṛṣṇam -
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kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- priyatama -
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priyatama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]priyatama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nanu -
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nanu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śvetam -
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śveta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śveta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śvetā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “gamiṣyāmo yāmo bhavatu gamanenātha bhavatu”
- gamiṣyāmo* -
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√gam (verb class 1)[future active first plural]√gam (verb class 2)[future active first plural]√gam (verb class 3)[future active first plural]
- yāmo* -
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yāma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√yā (verb class 2)[present active first plural]
- bhavatu -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[imperative active third single]
- gamanenā -
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gamana (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]gamana (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bhavatu -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[imperative active third 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 5899 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.