Sanskrit quote nr. 5902 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इदं तत् कालिन्दीतटमिह हि कंसासुरभिदो ।
यशः शृण्वद् वक्त्रं स्खलितकवलं गोकुलमभूत् ॥idaṃ tat kālindītaṭamiha hi kaṃsāsurabhido |
yaśaḥ śṛṇvad vaktraṃ skhalitakavalaṃ gokulamabhūt ||
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.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Kalindi (kālindī, कालिन्दी): defined in 11 categories.
Tata (taṭa, तट): defined in 18 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Kamsa (kaṃsā, कंसा): defined in 15 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Bhidu (भिदु): defined in 2 categories.
Yashas (yasas, yaśas, यशस्): defined in 6 categories.
Shrinvat (srnvat, śṛṇvat, शृण्वत्): defined in 3 categories.
Vaktra (वक्त्र): defined in 13 categories.
Skhalita (स्खलित): defined in 9 categories.
Kavala (कवल): defined in 9 categories.
Gokula (गोकुल): defined in 9 categories.
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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 tat kālindītaṭamiha hi kaṃsāsurabhido”
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kālindī -
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kālindī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- taṭam -
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taṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- kaṃsāsu -
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kaṃsā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- ra -
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ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhido -
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bhidu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “yaśaḥ śṛṇvad vaktraṃ skhalitakavalaṃ gokulamabhūt”
- yaśaḥ -
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yaśas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yaśas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yaśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śṛṇvad -
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√śru -> śṛṇvat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
- vaktram -
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vaktra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vaktra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- skhalita -
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skhalita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]skhalita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√skhal -> skhalita (participle, masculine)[compound from √skhal]√skhal -> skhalita (participle, neuter)[compound from √skhal]√skhal -> skhalita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √skhal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √skhal]√skhal -> skhalita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √skhal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √skhal]
- kavalam -
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kavala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- gokulam -
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gokula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- abhūt -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[aorist 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 5902 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.