Sanskrit quote nr. 5969 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इदानीं सन्तु काव्यानि बहूनि जगतीतले ।
यदादर्शमयं काव्यम् आद्यं तत् तु तदेव हा ॥idānīṃ santu kāvyāni bahūni jagatītale |
yadādarśamayaṃ kāvyam ādyaṃ tat tu tadeva hā ||
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.
Idanim (idānīm, इदानीम्): defined in 1 categories.
Kavya (kāvya, काव्य): defined in 8 categories.
Bahu (बहु): defined in 22 categories.
Jagatitala (jagatītala, जगतीतल): defined in 3 categories.
Yada (yadā, यदा): defined in 5 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Adarshamaya (adarsamaya, ādarśamaya, आदर्शमय): defined in 1 categories.
Adya (ādya, आद्य): defined in 11 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Tada (tadā, तदा): defined in 10 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Ha (hā, हा): defined in 8 categories.
Han (हन्): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hinduism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Tamil, Nepali, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “idānīṃ santu kāvyāni bahūni jagatītale”
- idānīm -
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idānīm (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- santu -
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√as (verb class 2)[imperative active third plural]
- kāvyāni -
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kāvya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kav -> kāvya (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kav class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kav class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kav class 1 verb]
- bahūni -
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bahu (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- jagatītale -
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jagatītala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- Line 2: “yadādarśamayaṃ kāvyam ādyaṃ tat tu tadeva hā”
- yadā -
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yadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yadā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- ādarśamayam -
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ādarśamaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ādarśamaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ādarśamayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kāvyam -
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kāvya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāvya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāvyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kav -> kāvya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kav class 1 verb]√kav -> kāvya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kav class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kav class 1 verb]
- ādyam -
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ādya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ādya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ādyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √ad]√ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √ad]√ad -> ādyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √ad]√ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ad]√ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ad], [accusative single from √ad]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tade -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- hā -
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hā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]han (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√hā (verb class 1)[imperative active second 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 5969 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.