Sanskrit quote nr. 6008 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इन्दोः कलाकलापेन पङ्क्तिक्रमनिवेशिना ।
सर्वदुःखापनोदाय बालकानां कृता भुजाः ॥indoḥ kalākalāpena paṅktikramaniveśinā |
sarvaduḥkhāpanodāya bālakānāṃ kṛtā bhujāḥ ||
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.
Indu (इन्दु): defined in 14 categories.
Kala (kalā, कला): defined in 33 categories.
Kalapa (kalāpa, कलाप): defined in 11 categories.
Panktikrama (paṅktikrama, पङ्क्तिक्रम): defined in 1 categories.
Niveshin (nivesin, niveśin, निवेशिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Saru (सरु): defined in 6 categories.
Aduhkha (aduḥkha, अदुःख, aduḥkhā, अदुःखा): defined in 2 categories.
Apanoda (अपनोद): defined in 3 categories.
Balaka (bālaka, बालक): defined in 16 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत, kṛtā, कृता): defined in 16 categories.
Bhuja (भुज, bhujā, भुजा): defined in 10 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: “indoḥ kalākalāpena paṅktikramaniveśinā”
- indoḥ -
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indu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kalā -
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kalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kalāpena -
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kalāpa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- paṅktikrama -
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paṅktikrama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- niveśinā -
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niveśin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]niveśin (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “sarvaduḥkhāpanodāya bālakānāṃ kṛtā bhujāḥ”
- sarva -
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saru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]saru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]saru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sarva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sarva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- aduḥkhā -
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aduḥkha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aduḥkha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]aduḥkhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apanodāya -
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apanoda (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- bālakānām -
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bālaka (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]bālaka (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- kṛtā* -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- bhujāḥ -
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bhuja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bhujā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 6008 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.